Princes of the renaissance is set in renaissance italy each player takes on the role of one of the minor condottiere princes such as the gonzagas or d39estes then there are the big five major cities venice milan florence rome and naples these are not controlled by individual players but players will gain 39interests39 in them as the game progresses each city has six tiles most of which represent a famous character such as lucrezia borgia or lorenzo medici each tile has its own special prop