# Giuliano de' Medici — The Prince character guide

> Giuliano de' Medici in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Giuliano de ’ Medici, the Medici, Giuliano, Giuliano de Medici

**First appearance:** 0025-xix-that-one-should-avoid-being-despised-and-hated

## Who they are

Brother of Lorenzo, murdered in the Pazzi conspiracy of 1478.

## In the story

### [Literature and Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/literature-and-death)

Originally intended as the dedicatee of The Prince; later became Pope Clement VII and received the History of Florence.

### [The Man and His Works](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/the-man-and-his-works)

Recognized Machiavelli's literary talent by setting him to write the History of Florence rather than employing him in state affairs.

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