THE PRINCE I believe Machiavelli is telling us how to turn a common man into a grand ruler while explaining what mistakes would cause failure and how to avoid making those mistakes.
According to Machiavelli beginning in chapter 1, a dominion is either obtained through hereditary means or through less desirable means. A new ruler would feel he has to make a name for himself and therefore hereditary rulers who rule with compassion, will see their subjects fight to keep them on the throne. Now, if an outside force dethrones him, it will be easier to regain his title because of the cruelties experienced at the hands of those who overthrew the throne against his people. With this cruelty, the people will come to know what they have lost and will aggressively fight to restore him to the throne.
Chapter 3 explains the mixed principality comes to be when a peoples overthrow their own ruler to join an established neighboring regime with the hope of improving their own lives.
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