De principis instructione

On the Instruction of Princes

Author

Gerald of Wales

Language

Medieval Latin

Year

1216/1217

Country

Wales

Genre

Nonfiction / Essays / Treatise

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De principis instructione, translated variously as Instruction for a Ruler or The Instruction of Princes is a medieval Latin treatise on kingship by Gerald of Wales. The first distinction takes the form of a traditional "mirror for princes", while the second and third present a narrative of Henry II's rise and fall and constitute a sustained polemic against him and the Angevin dynasty.