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Nicolo Machiavelli Florentine. Historian/ political theorist. Wrote "The Prince" in 1513. It
was a handbook for politicians about how goverments most effectively work, not necesscarily
how the should morally work. It described how politicians should gain and maintian power.
Believed that the goverment should be feared.
Concurrent occurring or operating at the same time
Lorenzo de' Medici Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and
humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492)
Savonarola This man was the leader of Florence after the Medici were overthrown in 1494,
as well as a Christian preacher and reformer. He was up against tyrants and corrupt clergy,
specifically the Duke of Milan and Pope Alexander VI. He was eventually martyred for his ideas.
Gibe an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling
effect
Avail use to one's advantage
Chancery an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records
Ten of Liberty a sensitive government agency dealing chiefly with warfare and foreign affairs
Louis XII This young french ruler appointed Cardinal Armand Richelieu as his cheif minister
to beat back the power of the Huguenots and strengthen the absolute power of the monarch.
king of France who was popular with his subjects (1462-1515)
,Cardinal Armand Richelieu was a key figure in Louis XIII's administration, and he shaped
many government policies during Louis XIII's reign.
Pope Alexander VI Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)
Pope Alexander VI This was the pope that granted power to Ferdinand and Isabella to
appoint bishops to the Spanish territories and also settled the argument between Spain and
Portugal over South America
Cesare Borgia Italian cardinal and military leader
Cesare Borgia younger son of Pope Alexander VI, prototype of Niccolò Machiavelli's Prince
—intelligent, cruel, treacherous, and ruthlessly opportunistic
Julius II (1503-1513) Pope - very militaristic. Tore down the old Saint Peter's Basilica and
began work on the present structure in 1506. Sponsored Michaelangelo to paint the Sistine
Chapel.
Impinge advance beyond the usual limit
Ferdinand of Aragon (1479-1516) won the first Italian War against Charles VII of France,
married Isabella of Castile, led the Reconquista and began the Inquisition with his wife
Emperor Maximilian French Emperor to Mexico when France invaded; France's army had to
leave Mexico and return to Europe; captured by Mexican forces and executed
League of Caumbrai When Fredinand II of Aragon, the Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian I,
Pope Julius II, and Louis XII formed an alliance that they said was against the Turks but actually
attacked Venice. Their goal was to divide its land possessions among themselves, including the
territories of Mantua and Ferrara. The alliance was unsuccessful, however, because all parties
, were working for their individual, instead of collective, success. In the end, the city of Venice
survived, though its terra firma was divided among its opponents.
Terra Firma the solid part of the earth's surface
Holy League An alliance of Catholic nobles, which was proposed by Henry Guise to destroy
Calvinism and to replace Henry III with a member of the Guise family. Catholic group led by
Spain against Turkish encroachments in the Mediterranean and resulted in a stunning victory
Complicity (n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
Abortive failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly
developed
Leo X the pope who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry
VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521). Best known for Renaissance culture.
principality territory ruled by a prince
Vicissitudes a change or variation; unexpected changes in life
Genoa a seaport in northwestern Italy
Promulgated to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into
operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
Giuliano de' Medici A rival family plotted to kill him and his brother, Lorenzo, as they
attended Mass. They murdered him at the altar. His brother however escaped to a small room
Nicolo Machiavelli Florentine. Historian/ political theorist. Wrote "The Prince" in 1513. It
was a handbook for politicians about how goverments most effectively work, not necesscarily
how the should morally work. It described how politicians should gain and maintian power.
Believed that the goverment should be feared.
Concurrent occurring or operating at the same time
Lorenzo de' Medici Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and
humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492)
Savonarola This man was the leader of Florence after the Medici were overthrown in 1494,
as well as a Christian preacher and reformer. He was up against tyrants and corrupt clergy,
specifically the Duke of Milan and Pope Alexander VI. He was eventually martyred for his ideas.
Gibe an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling
effect
Avail use to one's advantage
Chancery an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records
Ten of Liberty a sensitive government agency dealing chiefly with warfare and foreign affairs
Louis XII This young french ruler appointed Cardinal Armand Richelieu as his cheif minister
to beat back the power of the Huguenots and strengthen the absolute power of the monarch.
king of France who was popular with his subjects (1462-1515)
,Cardinal Armand Richelieu was a key figure in Louis XIII's administration, and he shaped
many government policies during Louis XIII's reign.
Pope Alexander VI Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)
Pope Alexander VI This was the pope that granted power to Ferdinand and Isabella to
appoint bishops to the Spanish territories and also settled the argument between Spain and
Portugal over South America
Cesare Borgia Italian cardinal and military leader
Cesare Borgia younger son of Pope Alexander VI, prototype of Niccolò Machiavelli's Prince
—intelligent, cruel, treacherous, and ruthlessly opportunistic
Julius II (1503-1513) Pope - very militaristic. Tore down the old Saint Peter's Basilica and
began work on the present structure in 1506. Sponsored Michaelangelo to paint the Sistine
Chapel.
Impinge advance beyond the usual limit
Ferdinand of Aragon (1479-1516) won the first Italian War against Charles VII of France,
married Isabella of Castile, led the Reconquista and began the Inquisition with his wife
Emperor Maximilian French Emperor to Mexico when France invaded; France's army had to
leave Mexico and return to Europe; captured by Mexican forces and executed
League of Caumbrai When Fredinand II of Aragon, the Holy Roman Emperor Maximillian I,
Pope Julius II, and Louis XII formed an alliance that they said was against the Turks but actually
attacked Venice. Their goal was to divide its land possessions among themselves, including the
territories of Mantua and Ferrara. The alliance was unsuccessful, however, because all parties
, were working for their individual, instead of collective, success. In the end, the city of Venice
survived, though its terra firma was divided among its opponents.
Terra Firma the solid part of the earth's surface
Holy League An alliance of Catholic nobles, which was proposed by Henry Guise to destroy
Calvinism and to replace Henry III with a member of the Guise family. Catholic group led by
Spain against Turkish encroachments in the Mediterranean and resulted in a stunning victory
Complicity (n.) involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice
Abortive failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly
developed
Leo X the pope who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry
VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521). Best known for Renaissance culture.
principality territory ruled by a prince
Vicissitudes a change or variation; unexpected changes in life
Genoa a seaport in northwestern Italy
Promulgated to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into
operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
Giuliano de' Medici A rival family plotted to kill him and his brother, Lorenzo, as they
attended Mass. They murdered him at the altar. His brother however escaped to a small room
