Nic⋅co⋅lò di Ber⋅nar⋅do /ˌnikkɔˈlɔ di bɛrˈnɑrdɔ/Show Spelled Pronunciation[neek-kaw-law dee ber-nahr-daw]Show IPA, 1469–1527, Italian statesman, political philosopher, and author.
Ma·chi·a·vel·li (māk'ē-ə-věl'ē, mä'kyä-) Italian political theorist whose book The Prince (1513) describes the achievement and maintenance of power by a determined ruler indifferent to moral considerations.