is son Lorenzo took over where his father left off (Ridolfi, Roberto p.6). The next years of Machiavelli's life included many dramatic experiences that altered the way that he viewed government. The Medici family was overthrown, and the power of the government changed hands when the French, lead by Louis XII invaded Italy (The Prince p. viii). Through decisions made by the Church and Pope Julius II, the Medici family came back to restore order and take up where they left off. It was through these actions that Machiavelli was viewed as unfit for any type of political position and was forced into exile. The Prince, written in 1513, was started during this time of expulsion in order to once again become in the good graces of the Medici family. Unfortunately, that wouldn't happen and he wouldn't return to Florence until 1526, only to die a year later in 1527. Throughout Machiavelli's career, he was exposed to a variety of politics; politics of the church, of the Medici family, and politics to stay alive. He had to leave Florence and retire to his country home in San Casciano in order to save his life for his conspiring with the Boscoli-Capponi anti Medicean plot, and recognizing that military (Ruffo-Fiore, Silvia p.v). Machiavelli's intentions were always in favor of uniting Italy, but his ideas and actions weren't always seen in that light. He was tortured for conspiracy from this act (Ruffo-Fiore, Silvia, p.v). In the spirit of his controversial life, Machiavelli's death engaged marked hostility as well. The Prince was published in 1532 and the many people that read it were taken aback by it. They thought Machiavelli advocated, more or less, a tyrant to control the nation; a prince that was heartless, evil, was disinterested in the good of anything, except himself. This lead to the term Machiavellian, which is equivalent to a corrupt government."By a quirk of history, Machiavelli'sname has come to be associated with acertain kind of polit...
