Download or read book The De Monarchia of Dante Alighieri written by Dante Alighieri and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Latin treatise on secular and religious power by Dante Alighieri, who wrote it between 1312 and 1313. The great Italian poet turns his hand to political thought and defends the reign of a single monarch ruling over a universal empire. He believed that peace was only achievable when a single monarch replaced divisive and squabbling princes and kings.