Machiavelli incorporated free will in “The Prince”  as a way to measure how it will play a role in the prince’s failure or success. Machiavelli refers to prince’s in the past who have failed and how their free will led to this downfall.  In chapter 25 of the prince, Machiavelli speaks on the role of fortune amongst human affairs.  He goes on to argue that fortune is half responsible for human action leaving the rest up to free will.  Generally speaking based on The prince Machiavelli is a firm believer of free will and humans having the power to form their destinies to a certain  degree as well as he believes that humans do not have absolute control over events.