Francesco Guicciardini
Francesco Guicciardini (; 6 March 1483 – 22 May 1540) was an Italian
historian and
statesman. A friend and critic of
Niccolò Machiavelli, he is considered one of the major political writers of the
Italian Renaissance. In his masterpiece, ''The History of Italy'', Guicciardini paved the way for a new style in
historiography with his use of government sources to support arguments and the realistic analysis of the people and events of his time.
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