Who was Niccolo Machiavelli and why was he important to the Renaissance?

Niccolo Machiavelli was a Florentine political theorist and also a statesman. He is also considered a controversial figure in political history and has been  exclusive in his influence during the renaissance because of his manual in 1532, the prince.

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peasants’ war, (1524–25) peasant uprising in germany inspired by changes brought by the reformation, peasants in western and southern germany invoked   divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. as the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. although the revolt was supported huldrych zwingli and thomas müntzerits condemnation by martain luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the swabian league. some 100,000 peasants were killed. reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.

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