AP European History

Answer - A - Machiavelli most admired the leaders of northern monarchies in his writing.

Key Takeaway: Machiavelli was an Italian writer who is often considered to be one of the founders of modern political science. His most famous work, The Prince, was written in 1513, but it was not published until 1532, five years after his death. He privately circulated The Prince among friends, but the only work he published in his lifetime was The Art of War. In all of his works, it is clear that Machiavelli greatly admired the leaders of northern monarchies and their sometimes conniving methods of rule.