| Introduction to the Mentor Edition | p. 7 |
Christian Gauss| 1. The various kinds of Government and the ways by which they are established | p. 33 |
| 2. Of Hereditary Monarchies | p. 34 |
| 3. Of Mixed Monarchies | p. 35 |
| 4. Why the Kingdom of Darius, occupied by Alexander, did not rebel against the successors of the latter after his death | p. 43 |
| 5. The way to govern Cities or Dominions that, previous to being occupied, lived under their own Laws | p. 46 |
| 6. Of New Dominions which have been acquired by one's own arms and ability | p. 48 |
| 7. Of New Dominions acquired by the Power of others or by Fortune | p. 52 |
| 8. Of those who have attained the position of Prince by villainy | p. 59 |
| 9. Of the Civic Principality | p. 63 |
| 10. How the strength of all States should be measured | p. 67 |
| 11. Of Ecclesiastical Principalities | p. 69 |
| 12. The different kinds of Militia and Mercenary Soldiers | p. 72 |
| 13. Of Auxiliary, Mixed, and Native Troops | p. 77 |
| 14. The Duties of a Prince with regard to the Militia | p. 81 |
| 15. Of the things for which Men, and especially Princes, are praised or blamed | p. 84 |
| 16. Of Liberality and Niggardliness | p. 86 |
| 17. Of Cruelty and Clemency, and whether it is better to be loved or feared | p. 89 |
| 18. In what way Princes must keep Faith | p. 92 |
| 19. That we must avoid being despised and hated | p. 95 |
| 20. Whether Fortresses and other things which Princes often contrive are useful or injurious | p. 105 |
| 21. How a Prince must act in order to gain reputation | p. 110 |
| 22. Of the Secretaries of Princes | p. 114 |
| 23. How Flatterers must be shunned | p. 116 |
| 24. Why the Princes of Italy have lost their States | p. 118 |
| 25. How much Fortune can do in human affairs and how it may be opposed | p. 120 |
| 26. Exhortation to liberate Italy from the Barbarians | p. 124 |