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Diplomacy and Role of State

Diplomacy and Role of State. Machiavelli and Erasmus. Who was Machiavelli?. Born in Italy in 1469 and died in 1527 Entered service of Florentine republic as secretary to the Council of Ten Went on diplomatic missions in France and Germany

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Diplomacy and Role of State

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  1. Diplomacy and Role of State Machiavelli and Erasmus

  2. Who was Machiavelli? • Born in Italy in 1469 and died in 1527 • Entered service of Florentine republic as secretary to the Council of Ten • Went on diplomatic missions in France and Germany • Exiled from Italy after Spanish victory in 1512 andMedici family regains power • Wrote books on political topics (eg. The Prince)

  3. Who was Erasmus? • Born in 1466 and died in1536 • A Dutch-born priest of theCatholic Church • Was considered “crowning glory of Christian humanists” • Lived against the backdrop of the growing European religious Reformation

  4. The Situation in Italy • Italy was being invaded by powerful nations such as France and Spain • Corrupt Alexander Borgia wins papal election by bribery • No hereditary monarchy or centralized government • In Florence the Medici family (patrons of art and civil projects) were in decline • Oligarchic families ruled, staying in power by ``eliminating`` business competitors • Italy unable to unify or defend itself

  5. How Did Machiavelli Contribute to the Renaissance? • Impacted political leaders in modern west (helped by the new printing press) • First generations after Machiavelli’s, main influence was in non-Republican governments • In the 16th century, Catholic writers "associated Machiavelli with the Protestants, whereasProtestant authors saw him as Italian and Catholic".

  6. How Did Erasmus Contribute to the Renaissance? • Saw a need for reformation in the Church but maintained deep respect for traditional methods • Prepared new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament • These raised questions that would be influential in the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation. • Wrote many influential religiously-based humanist works

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