The Prince · Character
Giovanni Bentivogli
Ruler of Bologna who lost power due to internal factionalism.
minor
Also known as Messer Giovanni, Bentivogli, the Bentivogli, Messer Giovanni Bentivogli, Giovanni Bentivogli
First appearance: xix that one should avoid being despised and hated
Giovanni Bentivogli's tie to Oliverotto da Fermo is one of the pressures that moves The Prince—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as being alive during Julius II's first enterprise against Bologna.
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With Oliverotto da Fermo (rivalry): Oliverotto murdered Giovanni Bentivogli's relatives and seized power in a violent coup. In XXV: What Fortune Can Effect in Human Affairs and How to Withstand Her: Mentioned as being…
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- Ruthless political exemplars
- Tyrants and betrayed condottieri
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