The Prince, Part 27: samenvatting

Wat er gebeurt

1. The Vitelli and Orsini organize resistance at Magione, while rebellion in Urbino leaves Duke Valentino dangerously exposed.
2. Florentine support restores the duke’s confidence, and he recruits troops while offering reconciliation to his enemies.
3. A peace agreement restores his territories and secures the commanders’ service, but he continues preparing a trap.
4. The duke accepts an invitation to Sinigalia and secretly assigns trusted followers to escort and seize four commanders.
5. His followers bring the commanders into his quarters, where he captures them; some enemy troops escape, while Oliverotto’s men are disarmed.
6. The duke suppresses his soldiers’ plundering, has Vitellozzo and Oliverotto strangled, and orders the other two prisoners killed after news from Rome.

Waar je op kunt letten

The sentence identifies the duke’s deliberate preference for deception over battle. His negotiations continue even after his military weakness ends.

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