Q. Who among the following wrote the 16th-century political treatise “The Prince”?
Answer: Niccolo Machiavelli
Notes: The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus. Although it was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative.