Francesco Guicciardini

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Francesco Guicciardini was a prominent Italian Renaissance historian, statesman, and diplomat best known for his incisive political analyses and his major work "Storia d'Italia."

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instanceOf diplomat
historian
human
political thinker
statesman
birthDate 1483-03-06
birthPlace Florence
Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
contemporaryOf Niccolò Machiavelli
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
deathDate 1540-05-22
deathPlace Arcetri
Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
describedAs one of the major political writers of the Italian Renaissance
educatedAt University of Florence
employer Papal States NERFINISHED
Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Guicciardini
fieldOfWork historiography
history
political theory
genre historical writing
political history
givenName Francesco
hasInfluenced historiography of Italy
modern political thought
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
mainSubject Italian Wars
Italian politics
history of Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries
memberOf Guicciardini family
movement Renaissance
notableFor critical view of Machiavelli
realist political analysis
notableWork Considerazioni intorno ai Discorsi del Machiavelli
Ricordi
Storia d'Italia
occupation diplomat
historian
jurist
politician
positionHeld governor of Modena
governor of Reggio Emilia
papal governor of Parma
papal governor of Romagna
workLocation Florence
Rome

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Francesco Guicciardini ("Guicciardini")
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Italian Wars
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