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PREFACE

Dedicatory Letter

Chapter 1. The Various Kinds of Princedoms and How They May BeAcquired

Chapter 2. Concerning Hereditary Princedoms

Chapter 3. Concerning Mixed Princedoms

Chapter 4. Why the Kingdom of Darius, Conquered by Alexander, Did Not Rebel Against Alexander��s Successors After His Death

Chapter 5. How One Should Govern Cities or Princedoms That Lived Under Their Own Laws Before They Were Conquered

Chapter 6. Concerning New Princedoms Acquired by One��s Own Arms and Virtù

Chapter 7. Concerning New Princedoms Acquired by Other Men��s Armed Forces and Fortune

Chapter 8. Concerning Those Who Became Princes Through Iniquity

Chapter 9. Concerning the Civil Princedom

Chapter 10. How the Strength of Any Princedom Ought to Be Assessed

Chapter 11. Concerning Ecclesiastical Princedoms

Chapter 12. Concerning the Various Kinds of Armies and Mercenaries

Chapter 13. Concerning Troops That Are Auxiliary, Those That Are Mixed, and Those That Are a Prince��s Own

Chapter 14. What a Prince Should Do About Military Affairs

Chapter 15. Concerning Matters for Which Men, and Particularly Princes, Are Praised or Blamed

Chapter 16. Concerning Generosity and Frugality

Chapter 17. Concerning Ruthlessness and Compassion: Whether It Is Better to Be Loved Than Feared, or Feared Than Loved

Chapter 18. How Princes Should Keep Their Word

Chapter 19. How to Avoid Contempt and Hatred

Chapter 20. Whether Fortresses and Sundry Other Resources Used Regularly by Princes Are Useful or Useless

Chapter 21. How a Prince Should Act to Obtain Prestige

Chapter 22. Concerning the Prince��s Confidential Staff

Chapter 23. How to Avoid Flatterers

Chapter 24. Why Italian Princes Have Lost Their States

Chapter 25. The Power of Fortune in Human Affairs and How She Can Be Countered

Chapter 26. An Exhortation to Seize Italy and Free Her from the Barbarians

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