House of Barbarigo

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{{Faction Infobox
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|game = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|religion = Roman Catholic, Atheist
|nationality = Italian
|location = [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
|targets = [[Emilio Barbarigo]] [[Marco Barbarigo]] [[Silvio Barbarigo Il Rosso]] [[Dante Moro]]
}}
The '''Barbarigo family''' were a [[Venice|Venetian]] noble family during the late 15th Century, and for the most part, members of the [[Knights Templar]].

==History==
Since at least 1476, the Barbarigo family had been members of the Knights Templar, with both [[Marco Barbarigo]] and his cousin [[Silvio Barbarigo Il Rosso|Silvio]] regularly attending Templar meetings in [[Rome]], during one of which they expressed to worry over the [[Assassin]] [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>.

The Barbarigo remained with the Templars after the execution of Giovanni Auditore and two of his sons, and following the failure of the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]] to overthrow [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] of [[Florence]], and assume control of the city in the name of the Knights Templar, the Grand Master of the Order – [[Rodrigo Borgia]] – approached the Barbarigo family with an offer seemingly to good to refuse<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>.

Despite the death of [[Emilio Barbarigo]] at the hands of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the son of Giovanni, in 1485, the Barbarigo family remained steadfast. That same year, following the assassination of Doge [[Giovanni Mocenigo]] by the Templar [[Carlo Grimaldi]], Marco Barbarigo assumed the title of Doge; a point of much contention among his fellow Templars. With Venice under Templar control, the Barbarigo's were able to utilise the entire city's resources in their mission to regain [[Piece of Eden|the Apple]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

The joyous time was short-lived however; Marco was assassinated during Carnevale, and replaced by his brother [[Agostino Barbarigo|Agostino]] – a friend of the Assassins. Not long afterward, Ezio sided with the Venetian [[Mercenary]] guild and assaulted the city's military district, which had remained under the control of Silvio and his servant [[Dante Moro]]. As the condottiero [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] distracted the Templar soldiers, Ezio managed to sneak into [[L'Arsenale di Venezia]] and eliminate Silvio and Dante; ending the Templar presence amongst the Barbarigo family<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />.

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