# Giovanni Acuto — The Prince character guide

> Giovanni Acuto in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Giovanni Acuto

**First appearance:** 0018-xii-how-many-kinds-of-soldiery-there-are-and-concerning-mercenaries

## Who they are

English mercenary captain who fought in Italy for various states.

## In the story

### [XII: How Many Kinds of Soldiery There Are, and Concerning Mercenaries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/xii-how-many-kinds-of-soldiery-there-are-and-concerning-mercenaries)

Mentioned as a mercenary captain who did not conquer, so his fidelity could not be proven; had he conquered, the Florentines would have been at his mercy.

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