马基雅维利家族时代起源于托斯卡纳的老侯爵Hugo，他在九世纪中期享有盛名。家族是在塔瓦尔内莱瓦尔迪佩萨的蒙泰斯佩尔托利的领主......资料如下：
“The origin of the Machiavelli family dates from the old Marquis Hugo of Tuscany, who flourished in the middle of the ninth century. The family were lords proprietors of Monte Spertoli, in the Val di Pesa; but desirous of enjoying the right of citizenship of Florence, they moved into the city and established themselves in the quarter of Oltr’ Arno. They became attached to the Guelf Party, and a number of the ancestors of Niccolo were honored with the highest dignities in the government. ”
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“The origin of the Machiavelli family dates from the old Marquis Hugo of Tuscany, who flourished in the middle of the ninth century. The family were lords proprietors of Monte Spertoli, in the Val di Pesa; but desirous of enjoying the right of citizenship of Florence, they moved into the city and established themselves in the quarter of Oltr’ Arno. They became attached to the Guelf Party, and a number of the ancestors of Niccolo were honored with the highest dignities in the government. ”
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