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|image            = Niccolo Machiavelli.jpg
|image            = Niccolo Machiavelli.jpg
|species          = Human
|species          = Human
|first mention    = The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)
|first            = The Ravelli Conspiracy (audio story)
|first            = The Ravelli Conspiracy (audio story)
|appearances      = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interlude from a Civil War (short story)|Interlude from a Civil War]]''
|appearances      = [[PROSE]]: ''[[Interlude from a Civil War (short story)|Interlude from a Civil War]]''
|voice actor      = Mark Frost
|voice actor      = Mark Frost
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'''Niccolo Machiavelli''' was a writer and politician. The [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Vicki Pallister]] landed inside his house in [[Florence]], [[Italy]] in 1514. He advised the Doctor on the best way to get Steven and Vicki back after they were arrested. He later accused the Doctor of planning to kill the Pope [[Leo X]] and [[Guiliano de Medici]]. He did this to aid his plan. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ravelli Conspiracy (audio story)|The Ravelli Conspiracy]]'')
'''Niccolo Machiavelli''' was a writer and politician.  
 
== Biography ==
The [[First Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Vicki Pallister]] landed inside his house in [[Florence]], [[Italy]] in 1514. He advised the Doctor on the best way to get Steven and Vicki back after they were arrested. He later accused the Doctor of planning to kill the Pope [[Leo X]] and [[Guiliano de Medici]]. He did this to aid his plan. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ravelli Conspiracy (audio story)|The Ravelli Conspiracy]]'')
 
By one account, Niccolo Machiavelli, Cardinal [[Richelieu]], and [[Maximilien Robespierre]] were all pseudonyms used by [[Hades]] while living among humanity. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadly Reunion (novel)|Deadly Reunion]]'')


Machiavelli acted as an adviser to [[Parallaxia div Procyon]] during the [[City of the Saved Civil War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interlude from a Civil War (short story)|Interlude from a Civil War]]'')
Machiavelli acted as an adviser to [[Parallaxia div Procyon]] during the [[City of the Saved Civil War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interlude from a Civil War (short story)|Interlude from a Civil War]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== References ==
=== Invalid sources ===
[[Ian Chesterton]] thought that the [[First Doctor]]'s calculating expression would have done justice to Machiavelli or [[Sun Tzu]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'')
The [[Cybus Industries]] website, which tied into ''[[Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)|Rise of the Cybermen]]'' and ''[[The Age of Steel (TV story)|The Age of Steel]]'', featured an interview with [[John Lumic]], the creator of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] of [[Pete's World]]. When asked the which four people he would invite to [[dinner]], Lumic listed Machiavelli along with [[Genghis Khan]] and [[Adolf Hitler]], citing all three as having "got what they wanted in spite of the little people".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cybusindustries.net/lumic.htm |title=Lohn Lumic - Some thoughts from our CEO |date of source= |website name=Cybus Industries website |accessdate= 23 July 2013 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120923001724/http://cybusindustries.net/lumic.htm |archivedate=23 September 2012 }}</ref>
 
In a dream of [[Barbara Wright]]'s, induced during her travels by an attack of a creature they encountered, Ian told her that [[Roger Kint]] could "teach Machiavelli a thing or two". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Nothing at the End of the Lane (short story)|Nothing at the End of the Lane]]'')


=== Other matters ===
In [[World Machine|an alternate]] [[1804]], the [[Marquis de Sade]] had works by Machiavelli in his personal collection. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man in the Velvet Mask (novel)|The Man in the Velvet Mask]]'')
* Machiavelli has been played by [[Sam Dastor]] and [[Julian Bleach]] in unrelated television series about the Borgias.


==Footnotes==
== Other realities ==
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=== Pete's World ===
In [[Pete's World]], Machiavelli was cited as an inspiration by [[John Lumic]] alongside [[Genghis Khan]] and [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] as people who "got what they wanted in spite of the little people". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lumic (short story)|Lumic]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
Machiavelli has been played by [[Sam Dastor]] and [[Julian Bleach]] in unrelated television series about the Borgias.
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Latest revision as of 12:04, 10 November 2023

Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli was a writer and politician.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

The First Doctor, Steven Taylor and Vicki Pallister landed inside his house in Florence, Italy in 1514. He advised the Doctor on the best way to get Steven and Vicki back after they were arrested. He later accused the Doctor of planning to kill the Pope Leo X and Guiliano de Medici. He did this to aid his plan. (AUDIO: The Ravelli Conspiracy)

By one account, Niccolo Machiavelli, Cardinal Richelieu, and Maximilien Robespierre were all pseudonyms used by Hades while living among humanity. (PROSE: Deadly Reunion)

Machiavelli acted as an adviser to Parallaxia div Procyon during the City of the Saved Civil War. (PROSE: Interlude from a Civil War)

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ian Chesterton thought that the First Doctor's calculating expression would have done justice to Machiavelli or Sun Tzu. (PROSE: The Eleventh Tiger)

In a dream of Barbara Wright's, induced during her travels by an attack of a creature they encountered, Ian told her that Roger Kint could "teach Machiavelli a thing or two". (PROSE: Nothing at the End of the Lane)

In an alternate 1804, the Marquis de Sade had works by Machiavelli in his personal collection. (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask)

Other realities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Pete's World[[edit] | [edit source]]

In Pete's World, Machiavelli was cited as an inspiration by John Lumic alongside Genghis Khan and Hitler as people who "got what they wanted in spite of the little people". (PROSE: Lumic)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Machiavelli has been played by Sam Dastor and Julian Bleach in unrelated television series about the Borgias.