POL200Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Louis Xii Of France
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Macchiavelli teaches that friends are to be kept for as long as they are to the benefit of your rule over a territory and its people. He suggests friends as allies in building trust as a ruler, and regards the dismissal of friends as a sin leading to the loss or transfer of power. Though his idea of friend differs from that of modern western society, it is true that he advocates for the building of friendships with no sign of altruistic motives: 2. Romans integrated themselves into their occupied territories, strategically maximizing their interactions with less powerful community stakeholders to bolster their allegiance. King louis xii, however, relied on collaborations with other powerful figures only to be betrayed. The romans lacked allegiance to religion, relying on interpersonal relationships. Whereas the french"s connection with faith encouraged louis to enforce a great, enforced power (the church) to overrule him. Dependence on the self to rule is vital: 3.
