The Prince · Character
Niccolò Orsini
Condottiero and member of the powerful Orsini family in Rome.
minor
Also known as the Orsini, Orsini, Niccolò Orsini
First appearance: vii concerning new principalities which are acquired either by the arms of others or by good fortune
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