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Pandolfo Petrucci
Ruler of Siena who maintained power through cunning and manipulation.
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Also known as Pandolfo Petrucci, Pandolfo
First appearance: xxiii how flatterers should be avoided
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Prince of Siena who ruled more by those who had been distrusted than by others, illustrating the value of winning over former enemies.
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- Founders, conquerors, and historical parallels
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- Ruthless political exemplars
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- XX: Are Fortresses, and Many Other Things to Which Princes Often Resort, Advantageous or Hurtful?
- XXII: Concerning the Secretaries of Princes
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