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Italian Brotherhood of Assassins

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{{Youmay|the Renaissance era Assassin Order|the [[Roman Brotherhood of Assassins|Order]] operating in Roman Antiquity}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = AC-Encyclopedia-Italian_Insignia.png
|founder = [[Niccolò Polo]]<br>[[Maffeo Polo]]
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Venice]] <small>(until 1320s)</small><br>[[Monteriggioni]] <small>(until 1500)</small><br>[[Rome]]
|locations = [[Italy]]
|related = [[Assassins]]<br>[[House of Auditore]]<br>[[Tuscany|Republic of Florence]]<br>[[House of Medici]]
|religion =
|formed = 1269
|reorganized = 1501
|notable = [[Marco Polo]]<br>[[Domenico Auditore]]<br>[[Mario Auditore]]<br>[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]<br>[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]}}
The '''Italian Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]], existing since their formation during the latter half of the 13th century.

Primarily led by the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]], the Italian Assassins were mainly involved with taking down the corrupt [[House of Borgia|Borgia family]], the ruling body of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] during the [[Renaissance]].

==History==
===Foundation===
[[File:The torch 1.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr passing his Codex to Niccolò Polo]]
In 1257, the [[Venice|Venetian]] explorers [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]] were invited to stay at the Assassins' fortress of [[Masyaf]] by [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]], the son of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. After training, the two became Assassins themselves, and the elderly Altaïr entrusted them to create [[Assassins Guilds]] as well as guarding his autobiographical [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]].<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

When the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] eventually attacked, the Polo brothers left Masyaf towards their trading post in [[Constantinople]], where they were successful in creating a [[Turkish Assassins|guild]] in 1258. However, during their journey, the Polos had lost the Codex to the Mongols, thus failing in their promise to protect it.<ref name="ACTSC" /> In 1259, Niccolò and Maffeo journeyed to the Mongol Empire in an effort to retrieve the Codex, but ultimately failed.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

In 1269, the Polos returned to Venice, Italy, where they created an Assassins Guild,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> and Niccolò trained the latter's son [[Marco Polo|Marco]] in the ways of the Assassins.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The three made another journey to the Mongol Empire two years later,<ref name="ACR" /> with Marco successfully retrieving the Codex, which they took with them back to Italy in 1295.<ref name="AC2" />

===Formation of the Auditore===
Marco Polo passed the Codex into the hands of fellow Assassin [[Dante Alighieri]]. The next year, Dante took on the son - who would later take on the name [[Domenico Auditore]] - of a fellow Assassin as an apprentice, and the boy would later in turn take both Dante and the Codex to [[Spain]].<ref name="AC2" />

In 1321, Dante was killed by the Templars, proving their continuing existence to the Assassins. The Codex was given to Domenico and he was tasked with bringing it to Spain; however, he and his family were attacked by pirates employed by the Templars while being docked in {{Wiki|Otranto}}, prompting Domenico to spread the Codex' pages across several boxes in his ship to prevent the pirates from finding it. Domenico's wife was brutally abused and murdered by the pirates, but Domenico and his son survived.<ref name="AC2" />

[[File:ACIVilla.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The future Villa Auditore, headquarters for over two centuries to the Italian Assassin]]
Both Marco Polo and Domenico's father were killed by the Templars in 1324, and using Marco's money, Domenico temporarily settled in [[Florence]], pretending to be part of the city's nobility by taking on the name Auditore. In 1327, Domenico bought and renovated a villa in [[Monteriggioni]], which he named the [[Villa Auditore]], that became the headquarters of the Italian Assassins for nearly two centuries.<ref name="AC2" />

In 1355, the Assassins stole a [[Shrouds of Eden|Shroud of Eden]] from the French Templar [[Geoffroy de Charny]]. Domenico's son, [[Renato Auditore|Renato]], hid the artifact beneath the Villa; it was recovered a century later by Renato's grandson, [[Mario Auditore|Mario]], who sent the Piece of Eden to another group of Assassins in order to protect Monteriggioni, after the Florentines, searching for the Shroud, had laid siege on the town.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

===Templar Conspiracies===
At the end of 1476, under the leadership of [[Rodrigo Borgia]], the Templars planned to unite all of Italy under the Templars' banner by a series of conspiracies. Mario's brother, [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]], investigated on rumors about a conspiracy against [[Milan]]. One night, Giovanni attacked a group of men led by Rodrigo in [[Florence]]. The [[Grand Master]] flew the scene, but Giovanni captured a henchman who revealed under torture that the Templars wanted to assassinated the Duke of Milan, [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], to weaken the power of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] in Florence. Giovanni tried to stop the Templars but arrived too late; Galeazzo was killed and his death was avenged by a guard. Giovanni continued his investigation in Venice, where he found a cryptic letter from the Templars. He delivered the letter himself in Rome where he met Rodrigo, who asked him to join the Templars. Giovanni refused and killed Rodrigo's men, but broke his hidden blade and was wounded by the Grandmaster.<ref name="ACL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

[[File:LMS 1 v.png|thumb|250px|left|The execution of Giovanni Auditore with his sons by the Templars]]
After these events, Giovanni made a list of the Templar conspirators and imprisoned [[Francesco de' Pazzi]], a Templar banker who planned to assassinated Lorenzo de' Medici and capture Florence for the Templars. The Templars however, with the help of Giovanni's friend, [[Uberto Alberti]], arrested and executed Giovanni and his sons for treason. [[Paola]], the leader of courtesans of Florence, helped the last son of Giovanni, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], in his quest for revenge. She taught him stealth and informed him how and when to kill Uberto.

After Ezio killed the Gonfaloniere, the young man fled Florence with his mother and sister and went to Monteriggioni, where his uncle revealed the truth about his father. Mario taught combat skills and secrets of the Brotherhood to his nephew to convince him to take the place of his father in the search for the Codex pages. Ezio refused to join the Brotherhood but helped Mario to attack [[San Gimignano]], which was controlled by the Templars and killed [[Vieri de' Pazzi]]. Learning the Templars plot against Florence, Ezio resolved to kill every single Templar responsible for the death of his father and brothers and continue the search for the Codex pages. Mario decided to train Ezio through Assassins who would hide their affiliation to let Ezio find the truth himself.<ref name="AC2" />

[[File:FTTF (3).png|thumb||250px|Ezio asking Lorenzo about the Pazzi conspirators]]
In 1478, Ezio Auditore was helped by [[La Volpe]], the leader of the thieves' guild in Florence, who informed him that a Templar reunion would take place under [[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella]]. Ezio eavesdropped on the reunion and learned of the Templars' plan to assassinate Lorenzo de' Medici and his [[Giuliano de' Medici|brother]], which would allow them to take power in Florence. Ezio prevented the murder of Lorenzo, and killed Francesco de' Pazzi. After this, the five co-conspirators fled the city. Ezio tracked them down however, and with the help of Mario's mercenaries, assassinated every Templar involved in the Pazzi conspiracy. These actions made the Medici powerful allies of the Assassins for many years.<ref name="AC2" />

Several years later, around 1481, [[Antonio de Magianis]], an Assassin who led the thieves guild of Venice, fought the Templar merchant [[Emilio Barbarigo]], who sought to unite every merchant under his banner to control every district of Venice. Antonio launched an attack on Emilio's palazzo, but failed, and many thieves were captured as a result. Ezio, who wanted to kill the Templar for his involvement in his father's death, helped Antonio to reconstruct the guild and killed Emilio in 1485. To take control of Venice, the Templars planned to murder the Doge, [[Giovanni Mocenigo]], and have one of their own take his place. Ezio and Antonio failed to prevent the poisoning and the Templar [[Marco Barbarigo]] was elected Doge.<ref name="AC2" />

In 1486, Ezio returned to Venice and with the help of Antonio and [[Teodora Contanto]], leader of the courtesans in Venice, killed the new Doge during the Carnavale. Marco's brother, [[Agostino Barbarigo]], an ally of the Assassins, took his place as Doge. The Templars took the Arsenale to make a diversion while they travelled for Cyprus. [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], a Condottiero, attacked the Arsenale, but was captured. Ezio saved him and his men and launched a surprise attack on the Arsenale. He killed [[Silvio Barbarigo]] and his bodyguard, [[Dante Moro]], who revealed that the Templars were in search of a secret object in Cyprus.<ref name="AC2" />

===Search for the vault===

[[File:Play along 9.png|thumb||250px|left|Initiation of Ezio Auditore]]
The Assassins and the Templars were searching for the Codex pages, which contained information about a [[Vatican Vault|vault]], where an object of immense power was hidden. Only "The Prophet" could open the vault with two Pieces of Eden ---- The [[Apple of Eden|Apple]] and The [[Staves of Eden|Staff]]. Rodrigo Borgia believed he was The Prophet and wanted to acquire the artifacts for himself. In 1488, the Templars expedition in Cyprus was successful, and they returned to Venice with The [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple]], with Rodrigo himself travelling to Venice to retrieve the artifact. After learning that the man responsible for the death of his kin was in Venice, Ezio disguised himself as a guard and confronted Rodrigo. Mario and the others Assassins, who supported Ezio during his quest, joined him in the fight. Rodrigo escaped, but the Assassins obtained the Apple. They revealed to Ezio that they were all Assassins and that Ezio was The Prophet himself. After this, Ezio was officially inducted into the Brotherhood.<ref name="AC2" />

The Assassins decided to hide the Apple in Forlì, a city controlled by [[Caterina Sforza]], an ally of the Assassins. Ezio and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] escorted the Apple to Forlì, but the city was attacked by the Orsi brothers, who were hired by Rodrigo to find the map of [[Girolamo Riario]] which revealed the location of the Codex pages. During the battle, the Orsi were assassinated, although Ezio was wounded and had lost the Apple. He later learned that the Apple was taken by a Florentine monk with a missing finger, [[Girolamo Savonarola]]. Before beginning his investigation on the monk, Caterina gave Ezio the map of her dead husband, which helped the Assassin complete the Codex Wall.<ref name="Battle of Forlì">''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>

In 1491, during his search for the Apple, Ezio helped the [[Spanish Assassins]], who were hunted by the [[Spanish Inquisition]], who in turn, worked for the Templars. He saved the Assassins and rescued the king [[Muhammad XII of Granada]], which stopped the war between Spain and Grenada. He also saved [[Christopher Columbus]] from the Templars, who wanted to reach the New World before any other country.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>

[[File:Power to people 2.png|thumb||250px|right|The Assassins during the revolt against Savonarola]]
In 1497, Ezio returned to Florence, where Savonarola had taken the Apple, used it to control the leader of the city and exiled the Medici. Ezio, Paola, La Volpe and Machiavelli started a revolt against Savonarola's rule. Ezio killed the lieutenants and the other Assassins led the population against Savonarola. One year later, Ezio retrieved the Apple after Savonarola was attacked by the mob.Just before Savonarola was about to be burned alive in public, Ezio assassinated the monk, as he believed that no one should have to suffer such a horrific fate. Before the population, Ezio demanded to the crowd to follow their own free will, and not anyone else like Savonarola, the Medici, or himself.<ref name="Bonfire of the Vanities">''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>

Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI in 1492, acquired the Staff of Eden, which when combined with the Apple, could open the vault. The Assassins sent [[Perotto Calderon]] as a courier to discover secrets and intercept letters. However the Assassin fell in love with [[Lucrezia Borgia]], the daughter of Rodrigo, and when she become pregnant in 1498, Perotto was imprisoned. The Assassin escaped, and took his deformed [[Giovanni Borgia|son]] to the Shroud of Eden to save him, which was under the protection of the Assassins in Agnadello. Perotto was forced to kill his brothers to heal his son. A group of Assassins was sent to kill Perotto, seen as a traitor to the Brotherhood. After his death, some Assassins, like [[Rinaldo Vitturi]] left the Brotherhood due to the misuse of the Shroud.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

In 1499, the Assassins collected all of the Codex pages and with the Apple, they discovered that the vault was under the [[Sistine Chapel]]. Ezio went to the Vatican and confronted Rodrigo Borgia. After defeating Rodrigo, Ezio spared his life after realizing that killing him him would not solve anything. He entered the vault and met a strange being by the name of [[Minerva]], an individual of the [[Isu|First Civilization]]. She warned the descendant of Ezio, [[Desmond Miles]], that a catastrophic event which would wipe out civilization would occur soon, just like in [[Toba catastrophe|the past]], and that he was the only one who could save the world. After this, a bewildered Ezio left the vault with the Apple and returned with Mario to Monteriggioni. <ref name="AC2" />

===Liberation of Rome===
[[File:Vilified 3 v.png|thumb|250px|left|Destruction of Monteriggioni by Cesare's army]]
In Monteriggioni, Ezio informed the Assassins and his family of what he found in the vault and the fact that he spared Rodrigo, which Machiavelli considered as a mistake and left the Villa. Enraged by the Assassin victory, [[Cesare Borgia]], Rodrigo' son, rallied his army and attacked Monteriggioni. The attack was short but fierce, and the Templars managed to reclaim the Apple of Eden, kill Mario Auditore, and capture Caterina Sforza. Wounded during the battle, Ezio decided to go to Rome to retrieve the Apple and avenge the attack, but fell unconscious during the travel. Niccolò Machiavelli found him and sent him to [[Margherita dei Campi]], to be healed.<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

After Ezio regained consciousness, Magherita gave him a new set of robes and equipment offered by Niccolò and informed Ezio that Niccolo wanted to see him. The two Assassins planned to take the Apple and kill Rodrigo and his son. With the help of La Volpe, Bartolomeo d'Alviano and his sister, [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia Auditore]] who took leadership of the courtesans of Rome, the Assassins had a strong network in Rome. In 1501, Ezio went to [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], to find the Apple and kill his targets, but could only save Caterina.<ref name="ACBH" />

Understanding that the Borgia power was based on Rome, Ezio decided to induct new apprentices into the Brotherhood, recruited from the population of the city, and attack Cesare's lieutenants and allies such as the [[Cento Occhi]], the [[Followers of Romulus]] and the French army led by [[Octavian de Valois]].<ref name="ACBH" /> He created a group of Assassins, led by [[Francesco Vecellio]], which through Italy sabotaged Cesare power, killing his allies and protecting individuals who could opposed against Cesare. They also convinced Rinaldo and other former Assassins to rejoin the Brotherhood.<ref name="Project Legacy" /> Ezio also sent recruits around Europe and Asia to perform missions, as well as helping other Assassin branches in Barcelona, Calicut, Constantinople and Paris against the Templars, helping rulers in England and the Holy Empire or installing new guilds across Europe.<ref name="ACBH" />

[[File:Ascension 3.png|thumb|250px|right|The Italian Brotherhood in Rome]]
In August 1503, the Assassins managed to destroy Cesare's defenses and his [[War Machines]], thwarting Cesare's plans for invasion, and cutting off his funds by killing [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]] as well as the support of the French army with the death of Octavian de Valois. The Assassins found also a key which opens one of the doors in the Castel Sant'Angelo. After Claudia was inducted to the Brotherhood and Ezio became the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, Cesare returned to Rome to use the Apple to reverse the situation. As his father refused to give him the Apple and learning that he tried to poison him, Cesare killed his father in a rage. Ezio found the Apple and used it against the remnants of Borgia forces during the end of the year. In December 1503 Cesare was imprisoned by the new Pope, [[Julius II]], who became an ally for the Assassins.<ref name="ACBH" />

Cesare tried to escape but Ezio stopped him and Cesare was sent to a prison in Spain. The Assassins fought the Borgia's diehards who stayed in Rome. In 1506, Cesare escaped from his prison and rallied an army to conquer Spain, Rome and Italy. Ezio Auditore followed him to Valencia and Viana, where he eventually managed to kill Cesare while he led a siege against a castle. After Cesare's death, the Templars in Italy were eradicated, allowing the Assassins to gain more power and influence, as well as acquiring more allies.<ref name="ACBH" />

===Post-Borgia period===
After the destruction of the Templars in Italy, Ezio formed stronger ways of communication for the Assassins from Sicily to Venice and created more standard training methods for new Assassin recruits.

[[File:Sideeffects.png|thumb|250px|left|Francesco Vecellio leaving a wounded Niccolò di Pitigliano]]
In 1509, Bartolomeo d'Alviano fought in the [[Battle of Agnadello]] to protect the Shroud against the army of [[Louis XII of France]]. Bartolomeo was captured and his cousin, [[Niccolò di Pitigliano]], took the artifact for himself. In 1510, Francesco Vecellio tracked Niccolò in [[Lonigo]], created a revolt against the condottiero. With a team of Assassins, Francesco stroke the manor, mortally wounded Niccolò and took the Shroud for the Brotherhood.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

During these more peaceful times, Ezio Auditore left for Masyaf to search for [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr's library]]. During his absence Claudia led the Assassins and contacted [[Desiderius Erasmus]], the Mentor of the [[Northern European Assassins]], who was concerned about the work of [[Martin Luther]] which could trouble the peace in Europe. Upon Ezio's return, he decided to retire and appointed [[Lodovico Ariosto]] as the new Mentor.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref>

In 1519, Giovanni Borgia, the son of Perotto Calderon and Lucrezia Borgia, who became an Assassin, went to Mexico with the troops of [[Hernán Cortés]] to find a Piece of Eden, a [[Crystal Skulls|Crystal Skull]] which was used by the Aztecs for sacrifices. During the [[Night of Sorrows]], Giovanni stole the artifact and brought it to [[Bombastus]]. Later in 1527, Giovanni was sent to Paris to search the second half of the [[Book of Abraham]], which contained occult knowledge. Giovanni, with [[Maria Amiel]], took the second half and discovered Pythagorean symbols. The two lovers went to the [[Temple of Pythagoras]] and contacted an individual from the First Civilization, [[Consus]].<ref name="Project Legacy" />

===Modern times===
By 2012, an Assassin cell led by [[Adriano Maestranzi]] operated in Florence.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – ''Desmond Files''</ref> That year, Adriano would frequently correspond with [[Assassin leader]] [[William Miles]]. On 5 September 2012, Adriano tracked down William's son, [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]], who had been captured and taken to Rome by the Templars and called William for further instructions. Adriano offered to rescue Desmond with his team, but was stopped by William, who assured him that his [[Lucy Stillman|mole]] in [[Abstergo Industries]] would keep Desmond safe.<ref name="ACI" />

As William's team attempted to flee Italy, [[Harlan Cunningham]], a member of the Italian cell, received a text from William on 16 October, telling him that the Templars were onto them and that they were going into hiding. On 25 October, Harlan was again contacted by William, who asked for his assistance in escaping Italy. At 9:51am on 27 October, Harlan led an ambush on Abstergo's tactical [[Delta Team]], killing several of the Templar agents and allowing William's team to escape from the Templars' tail. Harlan sent William a text at 10:38am, informing him that they only lost one Assassin in the skirmish, and that [[Daniel Cross|one of the Templars]] had "lost it" during the battle.<ref name="ACI" />

After William's team had entered the [[Grand Temple]], Adriano learned that the Templars were attempting to hack into the Assassins' systems to track their location. On 27 November, he sent an e-mail to William stating that he had decided a "hostile takeover" was in order, and had his cell prepare for a raid on the Abstergo headquarters in Rome.<ref name="ACI" />

On 28 November 2012, at 5:08pm, Harlan sent a message to William from the Provincial road SP11 in Italy, informing him that they had infiltrated the Abstergo campus and killed four hackers along with some guards, and destroyed their servers, which meant Abstergo could not track William. After returning to the safe house in Florence on 29 November, Harlan discovered that he or another member of the cell had been tracked back to the base. He sent a message to William at 10:42pm, informing him that an attack was imminent, but that Adriano was refusing to leave.<ref name="ACI" />

The following morning, at at 6:27am, a Templar strike team led by [[Juhani Otso Berg]] attacked the hideout. Once they reached inner sanctum where Adriano was located, he used a bomb to blow up the hideout, killing himself alongside most of the Templar strike team, save for Berg himself.<ref name="ACI" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> The explosion also destroyed the Assassins' files, preventing their contents from falling into Templar hands. Harlan, the only Assassin survivor, fled to Bologna, and, on 1 December at 12:20pm, sent a message to William informing him of what happened, and that he was "going dark". William responded by telling him to stay strong.<ref name="ACI" />

==Appearance==
Generally, the robes worn by the Italian Apprentices' hearkened back to those worn by the Levantine Assassins, being white and accompanied by a red sash around the waist. If the Apprentice attained the rank of ''Assassin'' he or she would be given white Assassin robes, similar to those of Ezio's own.

A few prominent Assassins within the Italian Brotherhood eschewed the more traditional attire; among these were the Mentor Niccolò Machiavelli, Bartolomeo d'Alviano, Claudia Auditore, Paola, Antonio de Magianis, Teodora Contanto, La Volpe and Rosa.

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Male Master Assassin.png|Male Assassin
Female Master Assassin.png|Female Assassin
Male Assassin Level 1 Armor.png|Masked Assassin with level 1 Armor
Male Assassin Level 2 Armor.png|Masked Assassin with level 2 Armor
Male Assassin Level 3 Armor.png|Masked Assassin with level 3 Armor
Male Assassin Level 4 Armor.png|Masked Assassin with level 4 Armor
Male Assassin Armor Level 1.png|Assassin with level 1 Armor
Male Assassin Armor Level 2.png|Assassin with level 2 Armor
Male Assassin Armor Level 3.png|Assassin with level 3 Armor
Male Assassin Armor Level 4.png|Assassin with level 4 Armor
Female Assassin Armor Level 1.png|Female Assassin with level 1 Armor
Female Assassin Armor Level 2.png|Female Assassin with level 2 Armor
Female Assassin Armor Level 3.png|Female Assassin with level 3 Armor
Female Assassin Armor Level 4.png|Female Assassin with level 4 Armor
</gallery>

==Techniques==
[[File:Initiation Rome 1.png|thumb|250px|left|An Apprentice being inducted as an Assassin]]
The Italian Assassins were trained in stealth, combat, pickpocketing, blending and parkour and used most of the tactics created by the Levantine Brotherhood. The Apprentices started off with only a hidden blade, but could acquire armor and more weapons as they gained experience.They could also obtain the hidden gun, and were allowed to carry crossbows after attaining the rank of ''Assassin.'' The Italian Assassins used a variety of weapons, like swords, maces, heavy weapons, crossbows, poisons, throwing knives, bow and arrows, and daggers.

==Members==
'''Middle Ages'''
*[[Dante Alighieri]]
*[[Domenico Auditore]]
*[[Domenico Auditore's father]]
*[[Renato Auditore]]
*[[Niccolò Polo]]
*[[Maffeo Polo]]
*[[Marco Polo]]

'''Renaissance'''
*[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]
*[[Lodovico Ariosto]]
*[[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Federico Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Mario Auditore]]
*[[Pietro Bembo]]
*[[Giovanni Borgia]]
*[[Perotto Calderon]]
*[[Baldassare Castiglione]]
*[[Teodora Contanto]]
*[[Cipriano Enu]]
*[[Ridolfo Fioravant]]
*[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]
*[[Antonio de Magianis]]
*[[Paola]]
*[[Rosa]]
*[[Pietro Antonio Solari]]
*[[Hiram Stoddard]] {{c|[[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Brotherhood]]}}
*[[Tessa Varzi]]
*[[Francesco Vecellio]]
*[[Vincenzo]]
*[[Rinaldo Vitturi]]
*[[La Volpe]]

'''Modern Times'''
*[[Adriano Maestranzi]]
*[[Harlan Cunningham]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

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====Allies and puppets====

'''[[Renaissance]]'''

<div style="float:left; width:48;">
*[[Uberto Alberti]]
*[[Pantasilea Baglioni]]
*[[Margherita dei Campi]]
*[[Fiora Cavazza]]
*[[Nicolaus Copernicus]]
*[[Christopher Columbus]] {{C|[[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Spanish Brotherhood]]}}
*[[Julius II]]
*[[Leo X]]
*[[Lorenzo de' Medici]]
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Piero de' Medici]]
*[[Michelangelo]]
*[[Fabio Orsini]]
*[[Luis de Santángel]] {{C|Spanish Brotherhood}}
*[[Sofia Sartor]]
*[[Caterina Sforza]]
*[[Solari]]
*[[Egidio Troche]]
*[[Leonardo da Vinci]]
</div>
{{-}}

'''[[World War II]]'''
*[[Eddie Gorm]] {{C|[[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Brotherhood]]}}

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Roman Rite of the Templar Order

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{{Faction Infobox
|image = BoF 5.png
|founder =
|leader = [[Grand Master]]
|headquarters = [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], [[Vaticano District]], [[Rome]]
|locations = [[Italy]]
|related =|related = [[Templars]]<br>[[Roman Empire]]<br>[[Papacy|Papal States]]<br>[[House of Borgia]]<br>[[Crows]]<br>[[Followers of Romulus]]<br>[[Cento Occhi]]<br>[[Republic of Venice]]<br>[[House of Barbarigo]]<br>[[House of Pazzi]]<br>Italian Social Republic<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]

|religion =
|formed =
|reorganized = c. 1119, c. 1321, c. 1515
|collapsed = 1312, 1503/1507
|notable = [[Caïus Fulvus Vultur]]<br>[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<br>[[Cesare Borgia]]<br>}}
The '''Roman Rite of the Templar Order'''<ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> is an ancient Rite, a group of like-minded individuals who swore an allegiance to the [[Templars|Templar]] ideals, and operated throughout Ancient [[Rome]] and [[Italy]] during the [[Renaissance]] period of the 15th and 16th centuries to [[Modern times]].

The Roman Rite operated since {{Wiki|Ancient Rome}}, they infiltrated both the [[Roman Republic]] and later the [[Roman Empire]], having influenced generals and emperors despite constant attack from the [[Assassins]].

During this period, Templar goals for establishing peace through a [[New World Order]] were corrupted by the two [[Grand Master]]s from the [[House of Borgia]], Rodrigo and Cesare Borgia, changed instead into seeking power and domination at all costs. [[Abstergo Industries|Modern Templars]] view the Borgias as debauched tyrants and consider their reign to be a Dark Age of the Order.

The Roman Rite consisted of three powerful Italian families, the House of Pazzi alongside Uberto Alberti. The House of Barbarigo alongside Carlo Grimaldi, and the leader of the Italian Templars the House of Borgia, with Rodrigo Borgia as the Grand Master and later his son Cesare Borgia after Rodrigo Borgia's death.

The Roman Rite was eventually destroyed over a period of thirty-one years through the efforts of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]], led by the [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]. In Modern times however, the Roman Rite returned to prominence in the country.

==History==
===Ancient Rome===
During the later days of the [[Roman Republic]], the Templars heavily influenced its ruling body, the {{Wiki|Roman Senate|Senate}}. Their intervention in Roman politics was continuously thwarted by the Assassins, however. A notable example of this was the plot against the Templar-backed general [[Julius Caesar]], who was appointed dictator for life. Forty Assassins, most notably [[Marcus Junius Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], planned to assassinate Caesar, a plan which they successfully executed on 15 March 44 BCE.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Additionally, the Templar-influenced [[Roman Empire|Emperor]] [[Caligula]] was stabbed with a dagger by the Assassin [[Leonius]] on 24 January 41 CE.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

====Retrieving of the Ankh====
By 259, the Templars still had positions within the Roman Empire. However, during the same year, the [[Roman Assassins|Roman Assassin]] [[Aquilus]], guided by his father [[Lucius]], had begun taking down a number of Templars, until he got to his third target: the Roman general [[Gracchus]]. Being given entrance to Gracchus' military tent, he confronted Aquilus with the information he had gathered on the Assassin's activities. Trying to prevent Aquilus from killing him, Gracchus stabbed Aquilus in the chest;<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed 1: Desmond]]''</ref> however, the wound was not fatal, and the Romans were quickly attacked by [[Alemanni|Alamanni]].<ref name="Aquilus">''[[Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus]]''</ref>

Around this time, the Roman senator [[Caïus Fulvus Vultur]] - a secret Templar - traveled to Lugdunum to meet with his old contact Lucius; at the same time, Aquilus was traveling home to Lugdunum, carrying with him [[Ankh|the Ankh]], an ancient artifact capable of reviving the dead which Aquilus retrieved from his Alaman cousin [[Accipiter]]. Lucius and Aquilus, both unaware of Vultur's affiliations, had Vultur stay in their home temporarily. The same night, Aquilus interrogated the Templar priest [[Faustinus|Faustin]], whom Lucius suspected on having informed Gracchus. Simultaneously, Vultur betrayed Lucius, killing him and taking possession of the Ankh. Faustin revealed Vultur's ties to Aquilus, who rushed back home, only to find his father dead and the Ankh gone.<ref name="Aquilus" />

Upon learning of Vultur's betrayal, Aquilus traveled to Rome and managed to infiltrate Vultur's house. After a short skirmish, Aquilus managed to enter the Senator's room with the aid of one of Vultur's guards. After Vultur attempted to ambush the Assassin with a spear and failed, the Senator explained to Aquilus about the history of the Ankh he had stolen after he was seized, following which he was killed by Aquilus, who took the Ankh with him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]''</ref>

===Late Middle Ages===
In 1321, the Templars killed the [[Italian Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Dante Alighieri]], making their existence known to the Assassins. Three years later, they also killed the Assassins [[Marco Polo]] and the father of [[Domenico Auditore]].<ref name="AC2"/>

===Renaissance===
In the second half of the 15th century, the Brotherhood had regained a stronger position of strength on the world stage, spreading deep into the Church and nobility of [[Italy]], which served as the primary headquarters of Templars and Assassins alike during this era. Under the command of [[Rodrigo Borgia]], the Templars sought to unify Italy under their command, and regain the Apple of Eden which they knew to be buried in Cyprus.<ref name="AC2"/>

====Sforza assassination====
[[File:Galeazzo and the Assassin.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Lampugnani kissing Sforza's hand]]
Under Rodrigo, the Templars sought to remove the [[House of Sforza|Sforza family]] from power in [[Milan]], thus destabilizing the city's relations with [[Florence]]. Their plan was to assassinate the Duke, [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], on the Feast of Santo Stefano. Rodrigo, having made plans in Florence, left the city with a couple of henchmen, but was followed by [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]], an Assassin. Rodrigo, frightened, left his henchmen to fight Giovanni while he made his escape. Giovanni managed to kill the henchmen, and take one captive. Giovanni brought this man to the [[House of Medici|Medici]], where he was tortured by [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and [[Uberto Alberti]], who was secretly a Templar.<ref name="Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

Having gathered enough information on their plans from Rodrigo's henchman, Giovanni hurried to Milan to prevent the Duke's assassination. However, the Templars [[Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani]], [[Carlo Visconti]] and [[Gerolamo Olgiati]] killed the Duke when the church bell rang for the twelfth time. Visconti and Olgiati managed to escape, while Lampugnani was killed by a Sforza guard.<ref name="Lineage"/>

====Auditore execution====
Having been successful in their plan for Milan, the Templars switched their attention to the city of Florence. However, Florence's ''de facto'' ruler, Lorenzo de' Medici, was an ally of the Assassin Giovanni Auditore, and his family was a strong enemy of the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]]; the Templars' main stronghold in Florence. In order to avoid further interventions from the Assassins, Giovanni Auditore and his two sons [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] were imprisoned in the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], and they would be trialed by their former ally Uberto Alberti, who was corrupted by the Borgia.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:LMS 1 v.png|thumb|250px|Uberto Alberti and Rodrigo Borgia watching over the Auditore execution]]
However, the Pazzi guards were unable to capture Giovanni's remaining son; [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]]. Nonetheless, Giovanni, Federico and Petruccio were hanged in front of the Palazzo della Signoria. Ezio, who had attended the execution, realized that his family had been betrayed by Alberti, and after escaping, began making preparations for his revenge. Not too soon afterwards, Ezio, using his father's equipment, killed Alberti during an exhibition of [[Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]]'s latest work.<ref name="AC2"/>

However, the Borgia, believing their problems with the Assassins were solved, continued with their plans to take down the Medici.<ref name="AC2"/>

====Pazzi Conspiracy====
Over the next two years, the Templars, majorly the Pazzi family, continued their schemes for control over Florence. In 1478, Rodrigo met with [[Jacopo de' Pazzi|Jacopo]], [[Francesco de' Pazzi|Francesco]] and [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] in [[San Gimignano]], discussing everyone's tasks in the conspiracy. However, Vieri was killed right after the meeting ended by Ezio, who had attacked the town alongside his uncle [[Mario Auditore|Mario]] and his [[mercenaries]].<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:WiSC 8.png|thumb|250px|left|Francesco attacking Giuliano, with Bernardo in the back]]
Nonetheless, the Templars continued their plans, again arranging a meeting underneath [[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella|Santa Maria Novella]] not too long after the former meeting. Rodrigo, who had received Pope [[Sixtus IV]]'s blessing on the conspiracy on the condition that nobody was killed, was again present, and made the final preparations. The following Sunday, the Pazzi attacked the Medici when they arrived at the [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore]] for High Mass; the event that would be known as the [[Pazzi conspiracy|Pazzi Conspiracy]]. Francesco successfully killed [[Giuliano de' Medici]], stabbing him in the chest nineteen times, but the Pazzi Conspirators were only able to wound Lorenzo de' Medici, who was joined by Ezio Auditore in fighting off the Medici. With Ezio's help, Lorenzo managed to escape, but the Pazzi did not cease to cause trouble in the city. On Lorenzo's request, Ezio hunted Francesco de' Pazzi down and killed him.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:With Friends 2 v.png|thumb|250px|Jacopo trying to reason with Rodrigo]]
With the Templars routed from Florence, Jacopo and the other conspirators fled to San Gimignano in [[Tuscany]], where they had once again arranged to meet with Rodrigo in 1480. However, all four remaining Pazzi Conspirators - [[Bernardo Baroncelli]], [[Antonio Maffei]], [[Stefano da Bagnone]] and [[Francesco Salviati]] - all fell to Ezio's blade over the course of two years. Jacopo went to the meeting alone, where his failure and words angered Rodrigo; in the process, Jacopo was stabbed in the chest, nearly killing him. Sensing Ezio's presence at the meeting, Rodrigo sent his guards after the Assassin; nonetheless, Ezio was once again able to fend the guards off and put Jacopo out of his misery. With their plans for Florence thwarted by the lone Assassin, the Templars turned their attention to [[Venice]].<ref name="AC2"/>

====Taking over Venice====
[[File:BoF 9.png|thumb|250px|left|The Barbarigos meeting with Rodrigo Borgia]]
By 1480 in Venice, [[Emilio Barbarigo]] was attempting to unite all the merchants in Venice's commercial district under his banner. Despite failed attempts from the city's [[Thieves|Thieves Guild]], Emilio was assassinated in 1486 by Ezio Auditore. A meeting between [[Carlo Grimaldi]], [[Silvio Barbarigo]], [[Marco Barbarigo]], [[Dante Moro]] and Rodrigo Borgia took place soon afterwards, discussing their plans for Venice. They decided that they would kill the Doge, [[Giovanni Mocenigo]], that same night and that Marco Barbarigo would take his place. In fact, the plan to take the Doge's seat was a plan to distract the Assassin from the Templars' real objective: retrieving the Apple of Eden from Cyprus.<ref name="AC2"/>

Ezio Auditore, who had eavesdropped on the meeting, quickly devised a strategy to prevent the killing of Mocenigo and used [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Flying Machine|flying machine]] to infiltrate the Doge's residence, the [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia|Palazzo Ducale]]. However, Ezio was too late to prevent the Doge from being poisoned, but he managed to kill Carlo Grimaldi, who was responsible for the Doge's death.<ref name="AC2"/>

Marco had taken the position of Doge, never to come out to prevent the Assassin from having an opportunity to kill him. However, during [[Carnevale]], Marco was obliged to show himself to the people at his personal party. Ezio had managed to obtain entry to the party, and as soon as Marco showed himself, the Assassin struck.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:Two birds 8.png|thumb|250px|The Templar boats setting sail from the Arsenal]]
Due to the Assassin's efforts, the Venetian Templars had to rely on Silvio Barbarigo and Dante Moro. They had hired a group of mercenaries to strengthen their forces, and positioned themselves in the [[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal of Venice]], fighting with Venice's Mercenaries Guild led by [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]. Ezio Auditore joined forces with Bartolomeo, and together they managed to draw Silvio and Dante away from their troops. Without any protection, the two attempted to flee to their boat inside the Arsenal to sail to Cyprus, but they were killed by Ezio before they could set sail. Other boats had already managed to set sail, though, and were on their way to Cyprus.<ref name="AC2"/>

====Quest for the Apple====
[[File:He who waits 3.png|thumb|250px|left|The Apple being given to the courier]]
Despite the Templars facing "complications" on Cyprus, the Templar boat returned to Venice in 1488. A Templar courier was assigned to bring the Apple to a Templar guard post, from where the Apple would be escorted to Rodrigo Borgia. However, Ezio killed the guard assigned to carry the Apple, and put on his uniform; impersonating him. After the escort had reached Rodrigo, its members were killed by Ezio and the latter faced off in a fight with Rodrigo. Ezio was later joined by other members of the Assassin Order, and Rodrigo made his escape, leaving the Apple behind.<ref name="AC2"/>

With the Apple in the hands of the Assassins, the Templars approached the Orsi brothers – [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]] and [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] – to obtain a map detailing the location of the Codex pages from the wife of the Templar [[Girolamo Riario]] – [[Caterina Sforza]]. Invading [[Forlì]], the Orsi brothers demanded the map, and the Apple in exchange for the lives of Sforza's children. The brothers were rebuked, and assaulted the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]]. Together with the city guards, the Assassins Ezio Auditore and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] held off the assault, although a second succeeded in claiming the Apple briefly when Ezio Auditore left to kill Ludovico. After Ezio had returned successfully, he chased after Checco and assassinated the latter, taking the Apple with him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)]]''</ref>

====Control over the Papacy====
Despite the loss of the Apple, Rodrigo was ultimately unfazed. In 1491, he became a candidate in the Papal conclave and fooled the Spanish Inquisitor General [[Tomás de Torquemada]] into following his orders. Much of these orders involved annihilating the Assassins Guild in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], with Rodrigo claiming they were heretics. Rodrigo also made attempts to thwart [[Christopher Columbus]]' journey to the New World, and planning to make the Templars journey there. However, all of these plans were thwarted again by Ezio Auditore, who had sailed to Spain.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>

On 11 August 1492, Rodrigo had become Pope Alexander VI after having bribed most of the cardinals.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref> Being the head of the {{Wiki|Christianity|Christian}} church, the Templars became the most powerful force in [[Europe]] and based their headquarters in [[Rome]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> As the Pope, Rodrigo had access to the Papal Staff, which was in reality one of the Staves of Eden.<ref name="AC2"/>

In the late 1490s, Rodrigo learned that the Apple had come into the possession of the monk [[Girolamo Savonarola]], who had just become the ruler of Florence. Aiming to get the Apple back in their possession, the Borgia sent continuous waves of soldiers to Florence. However, the bodies kept being sent back,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref> and the Borgia were disappointed when Savonarola was executed without them having the Apple in their possession.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

[[File:IBAL 4.png|thumb|250px|Ezio confronting Rodrigo in the Vatican]]
In 1499, the leading Assassins in Italy traveled to Rome to distract the Borgia guards, while Ezio traveled along the [[Passetto di Borgo]] to [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's Cathedral]]. Once inside, the Assassin lunged at Rodrigo Borgia while he was proclaiming the Nicene Creed in Latin to the congregation. Rodrigo shoved the Assassin away, then used the Staff to subdue his entire congregation. A fight ensued with Rodrigo using the Staff and Ezio using the Apple. The power of the Staff was able to overpower Ezio, and after Rodrigo stabbed Ezio in the abdomen, he entered [[Vatican Vault|the Vault]] underneath the [[Sistine Chapel]]. Rodrigo wasn't able to enter the Vault, though, as only the "Prophet" could do it. Rodrigo was soon faced by Ezio again, and after one final fight in hand-to-hand combat, Ezio informed Rodrigo that he was not the Prophet and had never been. Broken by this revelation and accepting defeat, Rodrigo told Ezio to kill him and put an end to it, but unlike Ezio's other targets, Rodrigo was not killed as Ezio could not find a reason to do so, stating that killing him wouldn't bring his family back. As Ezio entered the Vault, Rodrigo fled back to safety.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:ACBH Cesare Apple of Eden.png|thumb|left|250px|Cesare Borgia in Monteriggioni]]
Five days afterwards, Rodrigo's son [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare]], who served as the Captain General of the Papal Army, had slowly begun to take control over the Templar Order and laid siege to the Assassins' and Auditore's headquarters of [[Monteriggioni]]. In the process, the Templars captured Caterina Sforza, executed Mario Auditore, shot Ezio Auditore and obtained the Apple of Eden. After Monteriggioni lay in ruins, the Borgia returned to Rome victorious.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

As control over the Templars slowly shifted to Cesare, he became the new Grand Master and strived to take over all of Italy, and later Europe. As the Templars were ruling the church, individuals such as King [[Louis XII of France]], King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] and King [[Manuel I of Portugal]] all answered to the Borgia. Meanwhile, Cesare planned to strengthen his army with [[War Machines|war machines]] created by Leonardo da Vinci, who had been forced into serving the Borgia. With his army, Cesare quickly conquered various states in Italy.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

However, Ezio Auditore had moved to Rome and started rebuilding the Assassin Brotherhood there. In Cesare's absence, Ezio destroyed the war machines and the Assassins killed most of Cesare's high-ranking generals, including his personal banker [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]] and the French general [[Octavian de Valois]]. Control over Rome became lost to the Templars, and their plans couldn't be executed. Returning home from war, Cesare found all his support gone and his funds cut off.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

====Routing from Italy====
[[File:Apple a day 5.png|thumb|250px|Cesare Borgia killing his father]]
On 18 August 1503, Rodrigo, who had begun to see Cesare as a threat, met with his son in the papal apartments of the Castel Sant'Angelo. There, he placed a platter with poisoned apples on the table, and as planned Cesare took a bite from one of them. However, Cesare's sister [[Lucrezia Borgia|Lucrezia]] had found out about Rodrigo's intentions and entered the room to warn her brother. Furious, Cesare shoved the remaining apple down Rodrigo's throat, asking him where the Apple was simultaneously. However, Rodrigo died and Cesare obtained the Apple's location after threatening his sister. Ezio Auditore entered the room after Cesare left, and also got the Apple's location from Lucrezia. Both Cesare and Ezio raced to the Apple, though the latter got to it faster. With the Apple, Ezio exterminated most of Cesare's remaining followers and Cesare himself was arrested on orders of [[Julius II|Pope Julius II]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

Cesare, who had become the sole ruler of the Templars, was able to escape his imprisonment in the Castel Sant'Angelo. He tried to escape by boat, but was captured by Ezio once again. The Pope had Cesare transferred to [[Castillo de la Mota]], {{Wiki|Aragon}} in Spain in 1504; a location that only the Pope was aware of.<ref name="Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref>

In 1506, Cesare was freed from La Mota by [[Micheletto Corella]], and together they rode to [[Valencia]]. There, Cesare started to raise an army, operating from the [[Lone Wolf Inn]]. Ezio, who had used the Apple to track Cesare, destroyed Cesare's encampment and twelve ships together with Niccolò Machiavelli. Cesare blamed Micheletto for the attack, and the latter attempted to strangle Cesare. Cesare gained the upper hand during the struggle, though, and shot Micheletto. Without any men, Cesare made his escape to the Kingdom of Navarre, ruled by his brother-in-law [[John III of Navarre|John III]].<ref name="Brotherhood novel"/>

[[File:PaxR 6.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio letting Cesare fall to his death]]
In March 1507, John III appointed Cesare to lead his forces during the [[Siege of Viana]]. During the battle, Cesare was once again faced by Ezio, who used the Apple to locate Cesare. Cesare made his escape towards the castle, but was ultimately confronted by Ezio atop the walls of [[Viana Castle]]. After being defeated, Cesare got thrown off the castle walls by Ezio. With Cesare's death, the Templars were no longer led by the Borgia and their quest to conquer Italy and the rest of Europe was at an end.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

In 1515, [[Dei Petrucci]] was carrying an Apple of Eden through Florence but was ambushed by the Assassins [[Hiram Stoddard]] and [[Giovanni Borgia]]. The Assassins killed several of his guards and were about to take the artifact when the last of his men distracted them enough to give Petrucci the time to flee with the Apple.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)]] - [[Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming|Volume 3: Homecoming]]''</ref>

===French Revolution===
In 1794, the Roman Rite was contacted by [[Frederick Weatherall]], who sent appeals asking them to support the overthrown [[De la Serre family]] against [[François-Thomas Germain]] and his extremists. Though they lent their sympathies, they offered no support, as the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|Parisian Rite]] ran smoothly, making [[Élise de la Serre]]'s request for support of marginal interest. It was also likely Germain had contacted them and convinced them that overthrowing the De la Serre family was necessary.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)]]</ref>

===Modern times===
By the early 21st Century, the Templars had returned to prominence in the country, mainly to the establishment of an [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus Project laboratory|laboratory]] in Rome.<ref name="AC"> ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

==Legacy==
Although many modern day Templars saw the House of Borgia as debauched tyrants<ref name="The Essential Guide"/>, a statue of Rodrigo Borgia could be seen outside of the Templar company Abstergo Entertainment. The modern day Templars also regard Grand Master Rodrigo Borgia as one of the greatest minds in Templar history who also valued family but attained a bad reputation due to the work of his arch enemy Ezio Auditore.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==Members==

<div style="float:left; width:48;">
*[[Uberto Alberti]]
*[[Stefano da Bagnone]]
*[[Emilio Barbarigo]]
*[[Marco Barbarigo]]
*[[Silvio Barbarigo]]
*[[Bernardo Baroncelli]]
*[[Cesare Borgia]] (Grand Master; 1500-1507)
*[[Lucrezia Borgia]]
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]] (Grand Master; 1476-1503)
*[[Juan Borgia the Elder]]
*[[Juan Borgia the Younger]]
*[[Caha]]
*[[Cahin]]
*[[Il Carnefice]]
*[[Fiora Cavazza]]
*[[Faustina Collari]]
*[[Nicolaus Copernicus]]
*[[Micheletto Corella]]
*[[Gaspar de la Croix]]
*[[Sirus Favero]]
*[[Matteo Favero]]
*[[Pietro de Galencia]]
*[[Verulo Gallo]]
*[[Carlo Grimaldi]]
*[[Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani]]
*[[Lanz]]
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Ilario Lombardi]]
*[[Il Lupo]]
*[[Antonio Maffei]]
*[[Malfatto]]
*[[Donato Mancini]]
*[[Charles de la Motte]]
*[[Auguste Oberlin]]
*[[Gerolamo Olgiati]]
*[[Checco Orsi]]
*[[Ludovico Orsi]]
*[[Francesco de' Pazzi]]
*[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]]
*[[Vieri de' Pazzi]]
*[[Dei Petrucci]]
*[[Girolamo Riario]]
*[[Ristoro]]
*[[Lia de Russo]]
*[[Silvestro Sabbatini]]
*[[Francesco Salviati]]
*[[Baltasar de Silva]]
*[[Rocco Tiepolo]]
*[[Octavian de Valois]]
*[[Teodor Viscardi]]
*[[Carlo Visconti]]
*[[Vittorio]]
*[[Caïus Fulvus Vultur]]
</div>
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====Allies and puppets====
'''Classical antiquity'''
*[[Julius Caesar]]
*[[Caligula]]
*[[Faustinus]]

'''[[Renaissance]]'''
*[[Georges d'Amboise]]
*[[Agostino Barbarigo]]
*[[Bruno]]
*[[Pedro Álvares Cabral]] {{C|[[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order|Portuguese Rite]]}}
*[[Vasco da Gama]] {{C|[[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order|Portuguese Rite]]}}
*[[Isabella I of Castile]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}
*[[Pedro Llorente]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}
*[[Louis XII of France]] {{C|[[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Rite]]}}
*[[Manuel I of Portugal]] {{C|[[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order|Portuguese Rite]]}}
*[[Juan de Marillo]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}
*[[Gaspar Martínez]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}
*[[Dante Moro]]
*[[Paganino]]
*[[Demetrio il Silente]]
*[[Sixtus IV]]
*[[Tomás de Torquemada]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}

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Italian Brotherhood of Assassins

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{{Faction infobox
|image = AC-Encyclopedia-Italian_Insignia.png
|founder = [[Niccolò Polo]]<br>[[Maffeo Polo]]
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Venice]] <small>(until 1320s)</small><br>[[Monteriggioni]] <small>(until 1500)</small><br>[[Rome]]
|locations = [[Italy]]
|related = [[Assassins]]<br>[[House of Auditore]]<br>[[Tuscany|Republic of Florence]]<br [[House of Medici]]
|religion =
|formed = 1269
|reorganized = 1501
|notable = [[Marco Polo]]<br>[[Domenico Auditore]]<br>[[Mario Auditore]]<br>[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]<br>[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]}}
The '''Italian Brotherhood of Assassins''' was the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]], existing since their formation during the latter half of the 13th century.

Primarily led by the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]], the Italian Assassins were mainly involved with taking down the corrupt [[House of Borgia|Borgia family]], the ruling body of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] during the [[Renaissance]].

==History==
===Foundation===
[[File:The torch 1.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr passing his Codex to Niccolò Polo]]
In 1257, the [[Venice|Venetian]] explorers [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]] were invited to stay at the Assassins' fortress of [[Masyaf]] by [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]], the son of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. After training, the two became Assassins themselves, and the elderly Altaïr entrusted them to create [[Assassins Guilds]] as well as guarding his autobiographical [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]].<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

When the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] eventually attacked, the Polo brothers left Masyaf towards their trading post in [[Constantinople]], where they were successful in creating a [[Turkish Assassins|guild]] in 1258. However, during their journey, the Polos had lost the Codex to the Mongols, thus failing in their promise to protect it.<ref name="ACTSC" /> In 1259, Niccolò and Maffeo journeyed to the Mongol Empire in an effort to retrieve the Codex, but ultimately failed.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

In 1269, the Polos returned to Venice, Italy, where they created an Assassins Guild,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> and Niccolò trained the latter's son [[Marco Polo|Marco]] in the ways of the Assassins.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The three made another journey to the Mongol Empire two years later,<ref name="ACR" /> with Marco successfully retrieving the Codex, which they took with them back to Italy in 1295.<ref name="AC2" />

===Formation of the Auditore===
Marco Polo passed the Codex into the hands of fellow Assassin [[Dante Alighieri]]. The next year, Dante took on the son - who would later take on the name [[Domenico Auditore]] - of a fellow Assassin as an apprentice, and the boy would later in turn take both Dante and the Codex to [[Spain]].<ref name="AC2" />

In 1321, Dante was killed by the Templars, proving their continuing existence to the Assassins. The Codex was given to Domenico and he was tasked with bringing it to Spain; however, he and his family were attacked by pirates employed by the Templars while being docked in {{Wiki|Otranto}}, prompting Domenico to spread the Codex' pages across several boxes in his ship to prevent the pirates from finding it. Domenico's wife was brutally abused and murdered by the pirates, but Domenico and his son survived.<ref name="AC2" />

[[File:ACIVilla.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The future Villa Auditore, headquarters for over two centuries to the Italian Assassin]]
Both Marco Polo and Domenico's father were killed by the Templars in 1324, and using Marco's money, Domenico temporarily settled in [[Florence]], pretending to be part of the city's nobility by taking on the name Auditore. In 1327, Domenico bought and renovated a villa in [[Monteriggioni]], which he named the [[Villa Auditore]], that became the headquarters of the Italian Assassins for nearly two centuries.<ref name="AC2" />

In 1355, the Assassins stole a [[Shrouds of Eden|Shroud of Eden]] from the French Templar [[Geoffroy de Charny]]. Domenico's son, [[Renato Auditore|Renato]], hid the artifact beneath the Villa; it was recovered a century later by Renato's grandson, [[Mario Auditore|Mario]], who sent the Piece of Eden to another group of Assassins in order to protect Monteriggioni, after the Florentines, searching for the Shroud, had laid siege on the town.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

===Templar Conspiracies===
At the end of 1476, under the leadership of [[Rodrigo Borgia]], the Templars planned to unite all of Italy under the Templars' banner by a series of conspiracies. Mario's brother, [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]], investigated on rumors about a conspiracy against [[Milan]]. One night, Giovanni attacked a group of men led by Rodrigo in [[Florence]]. The [[Grand Master]] flew the scene, but Giovanni captured a henchman who revealed under torture that the Templars wanted to assassinated the Duke of Milan, [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], to weaken the power of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] in Florence. Giovanni tried to stop the Templars but arrived too late; Galeazzo was killed and his death was avenged by a guard. Giovanni continued his investigation in Venice, where he found a cryptic letter from the Templars. He delivered the letter himself in Rome where he met Rodrigo, who asked him to join the Templars. Giovanni refused and killed Rodrigo's men, but broke his hidden blade and was wounded by the Grandmaster.<ref name="ACL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

[[File:LMS 1 v.png|thumb|250px|left|The execution of Giovanni Auditore with his sons by the Templars]]
After these events, Giovanni made a list of the Templar conspirators and imprisoned [[Francesco de' Pazzi]], a Templar banker who planned to assassinated Lorenzo de' Medici and capture Florence for the Templars. The Templars however, with the help of Giovanni's friend, [[Uberto Alberti]], arrested and executed Giovanni and his sons for treason. [[Paola]], the leader of courtesans of Florence, helped the last son of Giovanni, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], in his quest for revenge. She taught him stealth and informed him how and when to kill Uberto.

After Ezio killed the Gonfaloniere, the young man fled Florence with his mother and sister and went to Monteriggioni, where his uncle revealed the truth about his father. Mario taught combat skills and secrets of the Brotherhood to his nephew to convince him to take the place of his father in the search for the Codex pages. Ezio refused to join the Brotherhood but helped Mario to attack [[San Gimignano]], which was controlled by the Templars and killed [[Vieri de' Pazzi]]. Learning the Templars plot against Florence, Ezio resolved to kill every single Templar responsible for the death of his father and brothers and continue the search for the Codex pages. Mario decided to train Ezio through Assassins who would hide their affiliation to let Ezio find the truth himself.<ref name="AC2" />

[[File:FTTF (3).png|thumb||250px|Ezio asking Lorenzo about the Pazzi conspirators]]
In 1478, Ezio Auditore was helped by [[La Volpe]], the leader of the thieves' guild in Florence, who informed him that a Templar reunion would take place under [[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella]]. Ezio eavesdropped on the reunion and learned of the Templars' plan to assassinate Lorenzo de' Medici and his [[Giuliano de' Medici|brother]], which would allow them to take power in Florence. Ezio prevented the murder of Lorenzo, and killed Francesco de' Pazzi. After this, the five co-conspirators fled the city. Ezio tracked them down however, and with the help of Mario's mercenaries, assassinated every Templar involved in the Pazzi conspiracy. These actions made the Medici powerful allies of the Assassins for many years.<ref name="AC2" />

Several years later, around 1481, [[Antonio de Magianis]], an Assassin who led the thieves guild of Venice, fought the Templar merchant [[Emilio Barbarigo]], who sought to unite every merchant under his banner to control every district of Venice. Antonio launched an attack on Emilio's palazzo, but failed, and many thieves were captured as a result. Ezio, who wanted to kill the Templar for his involvement in his father's death, helped Antonio to reconstruct the guild and killed Emilio in 1485. To take control of Venice, the Templars planned to murder the Doge, [[Giovanni Mocenigo]], and have one of their own take his place. Ezio and Antonio failed to prevent the poisoning and the Templar [[Marco Barbarigo]] was elected Doge.<ref name="AC2" />

In 1486, Ezio returned to Venice and with the help of Antonio and [[Teodora Contanto]], leader of the courtesans in Venice, killed the new Doge during the Carnavale. Marco's brother, [[Agostino Barbarigo]], an ally of the Assassins, took his place as Doge. The Templars took the Arsenale to make a diversion while they travelled for Cyprus. [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]], a Condottiero, attacked the Arsenale, but was captured. Ezio saved him and his men and launched a surprise attack on the Arsenale. He killed [[Silvio Barbarigo]] and his bodyguard, [[Dante Moro]], who revealed that the Templars were in search of a secret object in Cyprus.<ref name="AC2" />

===Search for the vault===

[[File:Play along 9.png|thumb||250px|left|Initiation of Ezio Auditore]]
The Assassins and the Templars were searching for the Codex pages, which contained information about a [[Vatican Vault|vault]], where an object of immense power was hidden. Only "The Prophet" could open the vault with two Pieces of Eden ---- The [[Apple of Eden|Apple]] and The [[Staves of Eden|Staff]]. Rodrigo Borgia believed he was The Prophet and wanted to acquire the artifacts for himself. In 1488, the Templars expedition in Cyprus was successful, and they returned to Venice with The [[Ezio's Apple of Eden|Apple]], with Rodrigo himself travelling to Venice to retrieve the artifact. After learning that the man responsible for the death of his kin was in Venice, Ezio disguised himself as a guard and confronted Rodrigo. Mario and the others Assassins, who supported Ezio during his quest, joined him in the fight. Rodrigo escaped, but the Assassins obtained the Apple. They revealed to Ezio that they were all Assassins and that Ezio was The Prophet himself. After this, Ezio was officially inducted into the Brotherhood.<ref name="AC2" />

The Assassins decided to hide the Apple in Forlì, a city controlled by [[Caterina Sforza]], an ally of the Assassins. Ezio and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] escorted the Apple to Forlì, but the city was attacked by the Orsi brothers, who were hired by Rodrigo to find the map of [[Girolamo Riario]] which revealed the location of the Codex pages. During the battle, the Orsi were assassinated, although Ezio was wounded and had lost the Apple. He later learned that the Apple was taken by a Florentine monk with a missing finger, [[Girolamo Savonarola]]. Before beginning his investigation on the monk, Caterina gave Ezio the map of her dead husband, which helped the Assassin complete the Codex Wall.<ref name="Battle of Forlì">''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)|Battle of Forlì]]''</ref>

In 1491, during his search for the Apple, Ezio helped the [[Spanish Assassins]], who were hunted by the [[Spanish Inquisition]], who in turn, worked for the Templars. He saved the Assassins and rescued the king [[Muhammad XII of Granada]], which stopped the war between Spain and Grenada. He also saved [[Christopher Columbus]] from the Templars, who wanted to reach the New World before any other country.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>

[[File:Power to people 2.png|thumb||250px|right|The Assassins during the revolt against Savonarola]]
In 1497, Ezio returned to Florence, where Savonarola had taken the Apple, used it to control the leader of the city and exiled the Medici. Ezio, Paola, La Volpe and Machiavelli started a revolt against Savonarola's rule. Ezio killed the lieutenants and the other Assassins led the population against Savonarola. One year later, Ezio retrieved the Apple after Savonarola was attacked by the mob.Just before Savonarola was about to be burned alive in public, Ezio assassinated the monk, as he believed that no one should have to suffer such a horrific fate. Before the population, Ezio demanded to the crowd to follow their own free will, and not anyone else like Savonarola, the Medici, or himself.<ref name="Bonfire of the Vanities">''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>

Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI in 1492, acquired the Staff of Eden, which when combined with the Apple, could open the vault. The Assassins sent [[Perotto Calderon]] as a courier to discover secrets and intercept letters. However the Assassin fell in love with [[Lucrezia Borgia]], the daughter of Rodrigo, and when she become pregnant in 1498, Perotto was imprisoned. The Assassin escaped, and took his deformed [[Giovanni Borgia|son]] to the Shroud of Eden to save him, which was under the protection of the Assassins in Agnadello. Perotto was forced to kill his brothers to heal his son. A group of Assassins was sent to kill Perotto, seen as a traitor to the Brotherhood. After his death, some Assassins, like [[Rinaldo Vitturi]] left the Brotherhood due to the misuse of the Shroud.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

In 1499, the Assassins collected all of the Codex pages and with the Apple, they discovered that the vault was under the [[Sistine Chapel]]. Ezio went to the Vatican and confronted Rodrigo Borgia. After defeating Rodrigo, Ezio spared his life after realizing that killing him him would not solve anything. He entered the vault and met a strange being by the name of [[Minerva]], an individual of the [[Isu|First Civilization]]. She warned the descendant of Ezio, [[Desmond Miles]], that a catastrophic event which would wipe out civilization would occur soon, just like in [[Toba catastrophe|the past]], and that he was the only one who could save the world. After this, a bewildered Ezio left the vault with the Apple and returned with Mario to Monteriggioni. <ref name="AC2" />

===Liberation of Rome===
[[File:Vilified 3 v.png|thumb|250px|left|Destruction of Monteriggioni by Cesare's army]]
In Monteriggioni, Ezio informed the Assassins and his family of what he found in the vault and the fact that he spared Rodrigo, which Machiavelli considered as a mistake and left the Villa. Enraged by the Assassin victory, [[Cesare Borgia]], Rodrigo' son, rallied his army and attacked Monteriggioni. The attack was short but fierce, and the Templars managed to reclaim the Apple of Eden, kill Mario Auditore, and capture Caterina Sforza. Wounded during the battle, Ezio decided to go to Rome to retrieve the Apple and avenge the attack, but fell unconscious during the travel. Niccolò Machiavelli found him and sent him to [[Margherita dei Campi]], to be healed.<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

After Ezio regained consciousness, Magherita gave him a new set of robes and equipment offered by Niccolò and informed Ezio that Niccolo wanted to see him. The two Assassins planned to take the Apple and kill Rodrigo and his son. With the help of La Volpe, Bartolomeo d'Alviano and his sister, [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia Auditore]] who took leadership of the courtesans of Rome, the Assassins had a strong network in Rome. In 1501, Ezio went to [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], to find the Apple and kill his targets, but could only save Caterina.<ref name="ACBH" />

Understanding that the Borgia power was based on Rome, Ezio decided to induct new apprentices into the Brotherhood, recruited from the population of the city, and attack Cesare's lieutenants and allies such as the [[Cento Occhi]], the [[Followers of Romulus]] and the French army led by [[Octavian de Valois]].<ref name="ACBH" /> He created a group of Assassins, led by [[Francesco Vecellio]], which through Italy sabotaged Cesare power, killing his allies and protecting individuals who could opposed against Cesare. They also convinced Rinaldo and other former Assassins to rejoin the Brotherhood.<ref name="Project Legacy" /> Ezio also sent recruits around Europe and Asia to perform missions, as well as helping other Assassin branches in Barcelona, Calicut, Constantinople and Paris against the Templars, helping rulers in England and the Holy Empire or installing new guilds across Europe.<ref name="ACBH" />

[[File:Ascension 3.png|thumb|250px|right|The Italian Brotherhood in Rome]]
In August 1503, the Assassins managed to destroy Cesare's defenses and his [[War Machines]], thwarting Cesare's plans for invasion, and cutting off his funds by killing [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]] as well as the support of the French army with the death of Octavian de Valois. The Assassins found also a key which opens one of the doors in the Castel Sant'Angelo. After Claudia was inducted to the Brotherhood and Ezio became the [[Mentor]] of the Brotherhood, Cesare returned to Rome to use the Apple to reverse the situation. As his father refused to give him the Apple and learning that he tried to poison him, Cesare killed his father in a rage. Ezio found the Apple and used it against the remnants of Borgia forces during the end of the year. In December 1503 Cesare was imprisoned by the new Pope, [[Julius II]], who became an ally for the Assassins.<ref name="ACBH" />

Cesare tried to escape but Ezio stopped him and Cesare was sent to a prison in Spain. The Assassins fought the Borgia's diehards who stayed in Rome. In 1506, Cesare escaped from his prison and rallied an army to conquer Spain, Rome and Italy. Ezio Auditore followed him to Valencia and Viana, where he eventually managed to kill Cesare while he led a siege against a castle. After Cesare's death, the Templars in Italy were eradicated, allowing the Assassins to gain more power and influence, as well as acquiring more allies.<ref name="ACBH" />

===Post-Borgia period===
After the destruction of the Templars in Italy, Ezio formed stronger ways of communication for the Assassins from Sicily to Venice and created more standard training methods for new Assassin recruits.

[[File:Sideeffects.png|thumb|250px|left|Francesco Vecellio leaving a wounded Niccolò di Pitigliano]]
In 1509, Bartolomeo d'Alviano fought in the [[Battle of Agnadello]] to protect the Shroud against the army of [[Louis XII of France]]. Bartolomeo was captured and his cousin, [[Niccolò di Pitigliano]], took the artifact for himself. In 1510, Francesco Vecellio tracked Niccolò in [[Lonigo]], created a revolt against the condottiero. With a team of Assassins, Francesco stroke the manor, mortally wounded Niccolò and took the Shroud for the Brotherhood.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

During these more peaceful times, Ezio Auditore left for Masyaf to search for [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr's library]]. During his absence Claudia led the Assassins and contacted [[Desiderius Erasmus]], the Mentor of the [[Northern European Assassins]], who was concerned about the work of [[Martin Luther]] which could trouble the peace in Europe. Upon Ezio's return, he decided to retire and appointed [[Lodovico Ariosto]] as the new Mentor.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref>

In 1519, Giovanni Borgia, the son of Perotto Calderon and Lucrezia Borgia, who became an Assassin, went to Mexico with the troops of [[Hernán Cortés]] to find a Piece of Eden, a [[Crystal Skulls|Crystal Skull]] which was used by the Aztecs for sacrifices. During the [[Night of Sorrows]], Giovanni stole the artifact and brought it to [[Bombastus]]. Later in 1527, Giovanni was sent to Paris to search the second half of the [[Book of Abraham]], which contained occult knowledge. Giovanni, with [[Maria Amiel]], took the second half and discovered Pythagorean symbols. The two lovers went to the [[Temple of Pythagoras]] and contacted an individual from the First Civilization, [[Consus]].<ref name="Project Legacy" />

===Modern times===
By 2012, an Assassin cell led by [[Adriano Maestranzi]] operated in Florence.<ref name="ACI">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – ''Desmond Files''</ref> That year, Adriano would frequently correspond with [[Assassin leader]] [[William Miles]]. On 5 September 2012, Adriano tracked down William's son, [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]], who had been captured and taken to Rome by the Templars and called William for further instructions. Adriano offered to rescue Desmond with his team, but was stopped by William, who assured him that his [[Lucy Stillman|mole]] in [[Abstergo Industries]] would keep Desmond safe.<ref name="ACI" />

As William's team attempted to flee Italy, [[Harlan Cunningham]], a member of the Italian cell, received a text from William on 16 October, telling him that the Templars were onto them and that they were going into hiding. On 25 October, Harlan was again contacted by William, who asked for his assistance in escaping Italy. At 9:51am on 27 October, Harlan led an ambush on Abstergo's tactical [[Delta Team]], killing several of the Templar agents and allowing William's team to escape from the Templars' tail. Harlan sent William a text at 10:38am, informing him that they only lost one Assassin in the skirmish, and that [[Daniel Cross|one of the Templars]] had "lost it" during the battle.<ref name="ACI" />

After William's team had entered the [[Grand Temple]], Adriano learned that the Templars were attempting to hack into the Assassins' systems to track their location. On 27 November, he sent an e-mail to William stating that he had decided a "hostile takeover" was in order, and had his cell prepare for a raid on the Abstergo headquarters in Rome.<ref name="ACI" />

On 28 November 2012, at 5:08pm, Harlan sent a message to William from the Provincial road SP11 in Italy, informing him that they had infiltrated the Abstergo campus and killed four hackers along with some guards, and destroyed their servers, which meant Abstergo could not track William. After returning to the safe house in Florence on 29 November, Harlan discovered that he or another member of the cell had been tracked back to the base. He sent a message to William at 10:42pm, informing him that an attack was imminent, but that Adriano was refusing to leave.<ref name="ACI" />

The following morning, at at 6:27am, a Templar strike team led by [[Juhani Otso Berg]] attacked the hideout. Once they reached inner sanctum where Adriano was located, he used a bomb to blow up the hideout, killing himself alongside most of the Templar strike team, save for Berg himself.<ref name="ACI" /><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> The explosion also destroyed the Assassins' files, preventing their contents from falling into Templar hands. Harlan, the only Assassin survivor, fled to Bologna, and, on 1 December at 12:20pm, sent a message to William informing him of what happened, and that he was "going dark". William responded by telling him to stay strong.<ref name="ACI" />

==Appearance==
Generally, the robes worn by the Italian Apprentices' hearkened back to those worn by the Levantine Assassins, being white and accompanied by a red sash around the waist. If the Apprentice attained the rank of ''Assassin'' he or she would be given white Assassin robes, similar to those of Ezio's own.

A few prominent Assassins within the Italian Brotherhood eschewed the more traditional attire; among these were the Mentor Niccolò Machiavelli, Bartolomeo d'Alviano, Claudia Auditore, Paola, Antonio de Magianis, Teodora Contanto, La Volpe and Rosa.

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==Techniques==
[[File:Initiation Rome 1.png|thumb|250px|left|An Apprentice being inducted as an Assassin]]
The Italian Assassins were trained in stealth, combat, pickpocketing, blending and parkour and used most of the tactics created by the Levantine Brotherhood. The Apprentices started off with only a hidden blade, but could acquire armor and more weapons as they gained experience.They could also obtain the hidden gun, and were allowed to carry crossbows after attaining the rank of ''Assassin.'' The Italian Assassins used a variety of weapons, like swords, maces, heavy weapons, crossbows, poisons, throwing knives, bow and arrows, and daggers.

==Members==
'''Middle Ages'''
*[[Dante Alighieri]]
*[[Domenico Auditore]]
*[[Domenico Auditore's father]]
*[[Renato Auditore]]
*[[Niccolò Polo]]
*[[Maffeo Polo]]
*[[Marco Polo]]

'''Renaissance'''
*[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]
*[[Lodovico Ariosto]]
*[[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Federico Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Mario Auditore]]
*[[Pietro Bembo]]
*[[Giovanni Borgia]]
*[[Perotto Calderon]]
*[[Baldassare Castiglione]]
*[[Teodora Contanto]]
*[[Cipriano Enu]]
*[[Ridolfo Fioravant]]
*[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]
*[[Antonio de Magianis]]
*[[Paola]]
*[[Rosa]]
*[[Pietro Antonio Solari]]
*[[Hiram Stoddard]] {{c|[[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Brotherhood]]}}
*[[Tessa Varzi]]
*[[Francesco Vecellio]]
*[[Vincenzo]]
*[[Rinaldo Vitturi]]
*[[La Volpe]]

'''Modern Times'''
*[[Adriano Maestranzi]]
*[[Harlan Cunningham]] {{c|[[Colonial Brotherhood of Assassins|American Brotherhood]]}}

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====Allies and puppets====

'''[[Renaissance]]'''

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*[[Uberto Alberti]]
*[[Pantasilea Baglioni]]
*[[Margherita dei Campi]]
*[[Fiora Cavazza]]
*[[Nicolaus Copernicus]]
*[[Christopher Columbus]] {{C|[[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Spanish Brotherhood]]}}
*[[Julius II]]
*[[Leo X]]
*[[Lorenzo de' Medici]]
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<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Piero de' Medici]]
*[[Michelangelo]]
*[[Fabio Orsini]]
*[[Luis de Santángel]] {{C|Spanish Brotherhood}}
*[[Sofia Sartor]]
*[[Caterina Sforza]]
*[[Solari]]
*[[Egidio Troche]]
*[[Leonardo da Vinci]]
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'''[[World War II]]'''
*[[Eddie Gorm]] {{C|[[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Brotherhood]]}}

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Roman Rite of the Templar Order

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|founder =
|leader = [[Grand Master]]
|headquarters = [[Castel Sant'Angelo]], [[Vaticano District]], [[Rome]]
|locations = [[Italy]]
|related =|related = [[Templars]]<br>[[Roman Empire]]<br>[[Papacy|Papal States]]<br>[[House of Borgia]]<br>[[Crows]]<br>[[Followers of Romulus]]<br>[[Cento Occhi]]<br>[[Republic of Venice]]<br>[House of Barbarigo]]<br>[[House of Pazzi]]<br>Italian Social Republic<br>[[Abstergo Industries]]

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|reorganized = c. 1119, c. 1321, c. 1515
|collapsed = 1312, 1503/1507
|notable = [[Caïus Fulvus Vultur]]<br>[[Rodrigo Borgia]]<br>[[Cesare Borgia]]<br>}}
The '''Roman Rite of the Templar Order'''<ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> is an ancient Rite, a group of like-minded individuals who swore an allegiance to the [[Templars|Templar]] ideals, and operated throughout Ancient [[Rome]] and [[Italy]] during the [[Renaissance]] period of the 15th and 16th centuries to [[Modern times]].

The Roman Rite operated since {{Wiki|Ancient Rome}}, they infiltrated both the [[Roman Republic]] and later the [[Roman Empire]], having influenced generals and emperors despite constant attack from the [[Assassins]].

During this period, Templar goals for establishing peace through a [[New World Order]] were corrupted by the two [[Grand Master]]s from the [[House of Borgia]], Rodrigo and Cesare Borgia, changed instead into seeking power and domination at all costs. [[Abstergo Industries|Modern Templars]] view the Borgias as debauched tyrants and consider their reign to be a Dark Age of the Order.

The Roman Rite consisted of three powerful Italian families, the House of Pazzi alongside Uberto Alberti. The House of Barbarigo alongside Carlo Grimaldi, and the leader of the Italian Templars the House of Borgia, with Rodrigo Borgia as the Grand Master and later his son Cesare Borgia after Rodrigo Borgia's death.

The Roman Rite was eventually destroyed over a period of thirty-one years through the efforts of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]], led by the [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]. In Modern times however, the Roman Rite returned to prominence in the country.

==History==
===Ancient Rome===
During the later days of the [[Roman Republic]], the Templars heavily influenced its ruling body, the {{Wiki|Roman Senate|Senate}}. Their intervention in Roman politics was continuously thwarted by the Assassins, however. A notable example of this was the plot against the Templar-backed general [[Julius Caesar]], who was appointed dictator for life. Forty Assassins, most notably [[Marcus Junius Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], planned to assassinate Caesar, a plan which they successfully executed on 15 March 44 BCE.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Additionally, the Templar-influenced [[Roman Empire|Emperor]] [[Caligula]] was stabbed with a dagger by the Assassin [[Leonius]] on 24 January 41 CE.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

====Retrieving of the Ankh====
By 259, the Templars still had positions within the Roman Empire. However, during the same year, the [[Roman Assassins|Roman Assassin]] [[Aquilus]], guided by his father [[Lucius]], had begun taking down a number of Templars, until he got to his third target: the Roman general [[Gracchus]]. Being given entrance to Gracchus' military tent, he confronted Aquilus with the information he had gathered on the Assassin's activities. Trying to prevent Aquilus from killing him, Gracchus stabbed Aquilus in the chest;<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed 1: Desmond]]''</ref> however, the wound was not fatal, and the Romans were quickly attacked by [[Alemanni|Alamanni]].<ref name="Aquilus">''[[Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus]]''</ref>

Around this time, the Roman senator [[Caïus Fulvus Vultur]] - a secret Templar - traveled to Lugdunum to meet with his old contact Lucius; at the same time, Aquilus was traveling home to Lugdunum, carrying with him [[Ankh|the Ankh]], an ancient artifact capable of reviving the dead which Aquilus retrieved from his Alaman cousin [[Accipiter]]. Lucius and Aquilus, both unaware of Vultur's affiliations, had Vultur stay in their home temporarily. The same night, Aquilus interrogated the Templar priest [[Faustinus|Faustin]], whom Lucius suspected on having informed Gracchus. Simultaneously, Vultur betrayed Lucius, killing him and taking possession of the Ankh. Faustin revealed Vultur's ties to Aquilus, who rushed back home, only to find his father dead and the Ankh gone.<ref name="Aquilus" />

Upon learning of Vultur's betrayal, Aquilus traveled to Rome and managed to infiltrate Vultur's house. After a short skirmish, Aquilus managed to enter the Senator's room with the aid of one of Vultur's guards. After Vultur attempted to ambush the Assassin with a spear and failed, the Senator explained to Aquilus about the history of the Ankh he had stolen after he was seized, following which he was killed by Aquilus, who took the Ankh with him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter]]''</ref>

===Late Middle Ages===
In 1321, the Templars killed the [[Italian Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Dante Alighieri]], making their existence known to the Assassins. Three years later, they also killed the Assassins [[Marco Polo]] and the father of [[Domenico Auditore]].<ref name="AC2"/>

===Renaissance===
In the second half of the 15th century, the Brotherhood had regained a stronger position of strength on the world stage, spreading deep into the Church and nobility of [[Italy]], which served as the primary headquarters of Templars and Assassins alike during this era. Under the command of [[Rodrigo Borgia]], the Templars sought to unify Italy under their command, and regain the Apple of Eden which they knew to be buried in Cyprus.<ref name="AC2"/>

====Sforza assassination====
[[File:Galeazzo and the Assassin.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Lampugnani kissing Sforza's hand]]
Under Rodrigo, the Templars sought to remove the [[House of Sforza|Sforza family]] from power in [[Milan]], thus destabilizing the city's relations with [[Florence]]. Their plan was to assassinate the Duke, [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], on the Feast of Santo Stefano. Rodrigo, having made plans in Florence, left the city with a couple of henchmen, but was followed by [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]], an Assassin. Rodrigo, frightened, left his henchmen to fight Giovanni while he made his escape. Giovanni managed to kill the henchmen, and take one captive. Giovanni brought this man to the [[House of Medici|Medici]], where he was tortured by [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and [[Uberto Alberti]], who was secretly a Templar.<ref name="Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

Having gathered enough information on their plans from Rodrigo's henchman, Giovanni hurried to Milan to prevent the Duke's assassination. However, the Templars [[Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani]], [[Carlo Visconti]] and [[Gerolamo Olgiati]] killed the Duke when the church bell rang for the twelfth time. Visconti and Olgiati managed to escape, while Lampugnani was killed by a Sforza guard.<ref name="Lineage"/>

====Auditore execution====
Having been successful in their plan for Milan, the Templars switched their attention to the city of Florence. However, Florence's ''de facto'' ruler, Lorenzo de' Medici, was an ally of the Assassin Giovanni Auditore, and his family was a strong enemy of the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]]; the Templars' main stronghold in Florence. In order to avoid further interventions from the Assassins, Giovanni Auditore and his two sons [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] were imprisoned in the [[Palazzo della Signoria]], and they would be trialed by their former ally Uberto Alberti, who was corrupted by the Borgia.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:LMS 1 v.png|thumb|250px|Uberto Alberti and Rodrigo Borgia watching over the Auditore execution]]
However, the Pazzi guards were unable to capture Giovanni's remaining son; [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]]. Nonetheless, Giovanni, Federico and Petruccio were hanged in front of the Palazzo della Signoria. Ezio, who had attended the execution, realized that his family had been betrayed by Alberti, and after escaping, began making preparations for his revenge. Not too soon afterwards, Ezio, using his father's equipment, killed Alberti during an exhibition of [[Andrea del Verrocchio|Verrocchio]]'s latest work.<ref name="AC2"/>

However, the Borgia, believing their problems with the Assassins were solved, continued with their plans to take down the Medici.<ref name="AC2"/>

====Pazzi Conspiracy====
Over the next two years, the Templars, majorly the Pazzi family, continued their schemes for control over Florence. In 1478, Rodrigo met with [[Jacopo de' Pazzi|Jacopo]], [[Francesco de' Pazzi|Francesco]] and [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] in [[San Gimignano]], discussing everyone's tasks in the conspiracy. However, Vieri was killed right after the meeting ended by Ezio, who had attacked the town alongside his uncle [[Mario Auditore|Mario]] and his [[mercenaries]].<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:WiSC 8.png|thumb|250px|left|Francesco attacking Giuliano, with Bernardo in the back]]
Nonetheless, the Templars continued their plans, again arranging a meeting underneath [[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella|Santa Maria Novella]] not too long after the former meeting. Rodrigo, who had received Pope [[Sixtus IV]]'s blessing on the conspiracy on the condition that nobody was killed, was again present, and made the final preparations. The following Sunday, the Pazzi attacked the Medici when they arrived at the [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore]] for High Mass; the event that would be known as the [[Pazzi conspiracy|Pazzi Conspiracy]]. Francesco successfully killed [[Giuliano de' Medici]], stabbing him in the chest nineteen times, but the Pazzi Conspirators were only able to wound Lorenzo de' Medici, who was joined by Ezio Auditore in fighting off the Medici. With Ezio's help, Lorenzo managed to escape, but the Pazzi did not cease to cause trouble in the city. On Lorenzo's request, Ezio hunted Francesco de' Pazzi down and killed him.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:With Friends 2 v.png|thumb|250px|Jacopo trying to reason with Rodrigo]]
With the Templars routed from Florence, Jacopo and the other conspirators fled to San Gimignano in [[Tuscany]], where they had once again arranged to meet with Rodrigo in 1480. However, all four remaining Pazzi Conspirators - [[Bernardo Baroncelli]], [[Antonio Maffei]], [[Stefano da Bagnone]] and [[Francesco Salviati]] - all fell to Ezio's blade over the course of two years. Jacopo went to the meeting alone, where his failure and words angered Rodrigo; in the process, Jacopo was stabbed in the chest, nearly killing him. Sensing Ezio's presence at the meeting, Rodrigo sent his guards after the Assassin; nonetheless, Ezio was once again able to fend the guards off and put Jacopo out of his misery. With their plans for Florence thwarted by the lone Assassin, the Templars turned their attention to [[Venice]].<ref name="AC2"/>

====Taking over Venice====
[[File:BoF 9.png|thumb|250px|left|The Barbarigos meeting with Rodrigo Borgia]]
By 1480 in Venice, [[Emilio Barbarigo]] was attempting to unite all the merchants in Venice's commercial district under his banner. Despite failed attempts from the city's [[Thieves|Thieves Guild]], Emilio was assassinated in 1486 by Ezio Auditore. A meeting between [[Carlo Grimaldi]], [[Silvio Barbarigo]], [[Marco Barbarigo]], [[Dante Moro]] and Rodrigo Borgia took place soon afterwards, discussing their plans for Venice. They decided that they would kill the Doge, [[Giovanni Mocenigo]], that same night and that Marco Barbarigo would take his place. In fact, the plan to take the Doge's seat was a plan to distract the Assassin from the Templars' real objective: retrieving the Apple of Eden from Cyprus.<ref name="AC2"/>

Ezio Auditore, who had eavesdropped on the meeting, quickly devised a strategy to prevent the killing of Mocenigo and used [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s [[Flying Machine|flying machine]] to infiltrate the Doge's residence, the [[Palazzo Ducale di Venezia|Palazzo Ducale]]. However, Ezio was too late to prevent the Doge from being poisoned, but he managed to kill Carlo Grimaldi, who was responsible for the Doge's death.<ref name="AC2"/>

Marco had taken the position of Doge, never to come out to prevent the Assassin from having an opportunity to kill him. However, during [[Carnevale]], Marco was obliged to show himself to the people at his personal party. Ezio had managed to obtain entry to the party, and as soon as Marco showed himself, the Assassin struck.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:Two birds 8.png|thumb|250px|The Templar boats setting sail from the Arsenal]]
Due to the Assassin's efforts, the Venetian Templars had to rely on Silvio Barbarigo and Dante Moro. They had hired a group of mercenaries to strengthen their forces, and positioned themselves in the [[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal of Venice]], fighting with Venice's Mercenaries Guild led by [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]. Ezio Auditore joined forces with Bartolomeo, and together they managed to draw Silvio and Dante away from their troops. Without any protection, the two attempted to flee to their boat inside the Arsenal to sail to Cyprus, but they were killed by Ezio before they could set sail. Other boats had already managed to set sail, though, and were on their way to Cyprus.<ref name="AC2"/>

====Quest for the Apple====
[[File:He who waits 3.png|thumb|250px|left|The Apple being given to the courier]]
Despite the Templars facing "complications" on Cyprus, the Templar boat returned to Venice in 1488. A Templar courier was assigned to bring the Apple to a Templar guard post, from where the Apple would be escorted to Rodrigo Borgia. However, Ezio killed the guard assigned to carry the Apple, and put on his uniform; impersonating him. After the escort had reached Rodrigo, its members were killed by Ezio and the latter faced off in a fight with Rodrigo. Ezio was later joined by other members of the Assassin Order, and Rodrigo made his escape, leaving the Apple behind.<ref name="AC2"/>

With the Apple in the hands of the Assassins, the Templars approached the Orsi brothers – [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]] and [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] – to obtain a map detailing the location of the Codex pages from the wife of the Templar [[Girolamo Riario]] – [[Caterina Sforza]]. Invading [[Forlì]], the Orsi brothers demanded the map, and the Apple in exchange for the lives of Sforza's children. The brothers were rebuked, and assaulted the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]]. Together with the city guards, the Assassins Ezio Auditore and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] held off the assault, although a second succeeded in claiming the Apple briefly when Ezio Auditore left to kill Ludovico. After Ezio had returned successfully, he chased after Checco and assassinated the latter, taking the Apple with him.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Battle of Forlì (DLC)]]''</ref>

====Control over the Papacy====
Despite the loss of the Apple, Rodrigo was ultimately unfazed. In 1491, he became a candidate in the Papal conclave and fooled the Spanish Inquisitor General [[Tomás de Torquemada]] into following his orders. Much of these orders involved annihilating the Assassins Guild in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]], with Rodrigo claiming they were heretics. Rodrigo also made attempts to thwart [[Christopher Columbus]]' journey to the New World, and planning to make the Templars journey there. However, all of these plans were thwarted again by Ezio Auditore, who had sailed to Spain.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>

On 11 August 1492, Rodrigo had become Pope Alexander VI after having bribed most of the cardinals.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref> Being the head of the {{Wiki|Christianity|Christian}} church, the Templars became the most powerful force in [[Europe]] and based their headquarters in [[Rome]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> As the Pope, Rodrigo had access to the Papal Staff, which was in reality one of the Staves of Eden.<ref name="AC2"/>

In the late 1490s, Rodrigo learned that the Apple had come into the possession of the monk [[Girolamo Savonarola]], who had just become the ruler of Florence. Aiming to get the Apple back in their possession, the Borgia sent continuous waves of soldiers to Florence. However, the bodies kept being sent back,<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref> and the Borgia were disappointed when Savonarola was executed without them having the Apple in their possession.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

[[File:IBAL 4.png|thumb|250px|Ezio confronting Rodrigo in the Vatican]]
In 1499, the leading Assassins in Italy traveled to Rome to distract the Borgia guards, while Ezio traveled along the [[Passetto di Borgo]] to [[St. Peter's Basilica|St. Peter's Cathedral]]. Once inside, the Assassin lunged at Rodrigo Borgia while he was proclaiming the Nicene Creed in Latin to the congregation. Rodrigo shoved the Assassin away, then used the Staff to subdue his entire congregation. A fight ensued with Rodrigo using the Staff and Ezio using the Apple. The power of the Staff was able to overpower Ezio, and after Rodrigo stabbed Ezio in the abdomen, he entered [[Vatican Vault|the Vault]] underneath the [[Sistine Chapel]]. Rodrigo wasn't able to enter the Vault, though, as only the "Prophet" could do it. Rodrigo was soon faced by Ezio again, and after one final fight in hand-to-hand combat, Ezio informed Rodrigo that he was not the Prophet and had never been. Broken by this revelation and accepting defeat, Rodrigo told Ezio to kill him and put an end to it, but unlike Ezio's other targets, Rodrigo was not killed as Ezio could not find a reason to do so, stating that killing him wouldn't bring his family back. As Ezio entered the Vault, Rodrigo fled back to safety.<ref name="AC2"/>

[[File:ACBH Cesare Apple of Eden.png|thumb|left|250px|Cesare Borgia in Monteriggioni]]
Five days afterwards, Rodrigo's son [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare]], who served as the Captain General of the Papal Army, had slowly begun to take control over the Templar Order and laid siege to the Assassins' and Auditore's headquarters of [[Monteriggioni]]. In the process, the Templars captured Caterina Sforza, executed Mario Auditore, shot Ezio Auditore and obtained the Apple of Eden. After Monteriggioni lay in ruins, the Borgia returned to Rome victorious.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

As control over the Templars slowly shifted to Cesare, he became the new Grand Master and strived to take over all of Italy, and later Europe. As the Templars were ruling the church, individuals such as King [[Louis XII of France]], King [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] and King [[Manuel I of Portugal]] all answered to the Borgia. Meanwhile, Cesare planned to strengthen his army with [[War Machines|war machines]] created by Leonardo da Vinci, who had been forced into serving the Borgia. With his army, Cesare quickly conquered various states in Italy.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

However, Ezio Auditore had moved to Rome and started rebuilding the Assassin Brotherhood there. In Cesare's absence, Ezio destroyed the war machines and the Assassins killed most of Cesare's high-ranking generals, including his personal banker [[Juan Borgia the Elder|Juan Borgia]] and the French general [[Octavian de Valois]]. Control over Rome became lost to the Templars, and their plans couldn't be executed. Returning home from war, Cesare found all his support gone and his funds cut off.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

====Routing from Italy====
[[File:Apple a day 5.png|thumb|250px|Cesare Borgia killing his father]]
On 18 August 1503, Rodrigo, who had begun to see Cesare as a threat, met with his son in the papal apartments of the Castel Sant'Angelo. There, he placed a platter with poisoned apples on the table, and as planned Cesare took a bite from one of them. However, Cesare's sister [[Lucrezia Borgia|Lucrezia]] had found out about Rodrigo's intentions and entered the room to warn her brother. Furious, Cesare shoved the remaining apple down Rodrigo's throat, asking him where the Apple was simultaneously. However, Rodrigo died and Cesare obtained the Apple's location after threatening his sister. Ezio Auditore entered the room after Cesare left, and also got the Apple's location from Lucrezia. Both Cesare and Ezio raced to the Apple, though the latter got to it faster. With the Apple, Ezio exterminated most of Cesare's remaining followers and Cesare himself was arrested on orders of [[Julius II|Pope Julius II]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

Cesare, who had become the sole ruler of the Templars, was able to escape his imprisonment in the Castel Sant'Angelo. He tried to escape by boat, but was captured by Ezio once again. The Pope had Cesare transferred to [[Castillo de la Mota]], {{Wiki|Aragon}} in Spain in 1504; a location that only the Pope was aware of.<ref name="Brotherhood novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' novel]]</ref>

In 1506, Cesare was freed from La Mota by [[Micheletto Corella]], and together they rode to [[Valencia]]. There, Cesare started to raise an army, operating from the [[Lone Wolf Inn]]. Ezio, who had used the Apple to track Cesare, destroyed Cesare's encampment and twelve ships together with Niccolò Machiavelli. Cesare blamed Micheletto for the attack, and the latter attempted to strangle Cesare. Cesare gained the upper hand during the struggle, though, and shot Micheletto. Without any men, Cesare made his escape to the Kingdom of Navarre, ruled by his brother-in-law [[John III of Navarre|John III]].<ref name="Brotherhood novel"/>

[[File:PaxR 6.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio letting Cesare fall to his death]]
In March 1507, John III appointed Cesare to lead his forces during the [[Siege of Viana]]. During the battle, Cesare was once again faced by Ezio, who used the Apple to locate Cesare. Cesare made his escape towards the castle, but was ultimately confronted by Ezio atop the walls of [[Viana Castle]]. After being defeated, Cesare got thrown off the castle walls by Ezio. With Cesare's death, the Templars were no longer led by the Borgia and their quest to conquer Italy and the rest of Europe was at an end.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>

In 1515, [[Dei Petrucci]] was carrying an Apple of Eden through Florence but was ambushed by the Assassins [[Hiram Stoddard]] and [[Giovanni Borgia]]. The Assassins killed several of his guards and were about to take the artifact when the last of his men distracted them enough to give Petrucci the time to flee with the Apple.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)]] - [[Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming|Volume 3: Homecoming]]''</ref>

===French Revolution===
In 1794, the Roman Rite was contacted by [[Frederick Weatherall]], who sent appeals asking them to support the overthrown [[De la Serre family]] against [[François-Thomas Germain]] and his extremists. Though they lent their sympathies, they offered no support, as the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|Parisian Rite]] ran smoothly, making [[Élise de la Serre]]'s request for support of marginal interest. It was also likely Germain had contacted them and convinced them that overthrowing the De la Serre family was necessary.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)]]</ref>

===Modern times===
By the early 21st Century, the Templars had returned to prominence in the country, mainly to the establishment of an [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Animus Project laboratory|laboratory]] in Rome.<ref name="AC"> ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

==Legacy==
Although many modern day Templars saw the House of Borgia as debauched tyrants<ref name="The Essential Guide"/>, a statue of Rodrigo Borgia could be seen outside of the Templar company Abstergo Entertainment. The modern day Templars also regard Grand Master Rodrigo Borgia as one of the greatest minds in Templar history who also valued family but attained a bad reputation due to the work of his arch enemy Ezio Auditore.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==Members==

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*[[Uberto Alberti]]
*[[Stefano da Bagnone]]
*[[Emilio Barbarigo]]
*[[Marco Barbarigo]]
*[[Silvio Barbarigo]]
*[[Bernardo Baroncelli]]
*[[Cesare Borgia]] (Grand Master; 1500-1507)
*[[Lucrezia Borgia]]
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]] (Grand Master; 1476-1503)
*[[Juan Borgia the Elder]]
*[[Juan Borgia the Younger]]
*[[Caha]]
*[[Cahin]]
*[[Il Carnefice]]
*[[Fiora Cavazza]]
*[[Faustina Collari]]
*[[Nicolaus Copernicus]]
*[[Micheletto Corella]]
*[[Gaspar de la Croix]]
*[[Sirus Favero]]
*[[Matteo Favero]]
*[[Pietro de Galencia]]
*[[Verulo Gallo]]
*[[Carlo Grimaldi]]
*[[Giovanni Andrea Lampugnani]]
*[[Lanz]]
</div>
<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
*[[Ilario Lombardi]]
*[[Il Lupo]]
*[[Antonio Maffei]]
*[[Malfatto]]
*[[Donato Mancini]]
*[[Charles de la Motte]]
*[[Auguste Oberlin]]
*[[Gerolamo Olgiati]]
*[[Checco Orsi]]
*[[Ludovico Orsi]]
*[[Francesco de' Pazzi]]
*[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]]
*[[Vieri de' Pazzi]]
*[[Dei Petrucci]]
*[[Girolamo Riario]]
*[[Ristoro]]
*[[Lia de Russo]]
*[[Silvestro Sabbatini]]
*[[Francesco Salviati]]
*[[Baltasar de Silva]]
*[[Rocco Tiepolo]]
*[[Octavian de Valois]]
*[[Teodor Viscardi]]
*[[Carlo Visconti]]
*[[Vittorio]]
*[[Caïus Fulvus Vultur]]
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====Allies and puppets====
'''Classical antiquity'''
*[[Julius Caesar]]
*[[Caligula]]
*[[Faustinus]]

'''[[Renaissance]]'''
*[[Georges d'Amboise]]
*[[Agostino Barbarigo]]
*[[Bruno]]
*[[Pedro Álvares Cabral]] {{C|[[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order|Portuguese Rite]]}}
*[[Vasco da Gama]] {{C|[[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order|Portuguese Rite]]}}
*[[Isabella I of Castile]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}
*[[Pedro Llorente]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}
*[[Louis XII of France]] {{C|[[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Rite]]}}
*[[Manuel I of Portugal]] {{C|[[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order|Portuguese Rite]]}}
*[[Juan de Marillo]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}
*[[Gaspar Martínez]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}
*[[Dante Moro]]
*[[Paganino]]
*[[Demetrio il Silente]]
*[[Sixtus IV]]
*[[Tomás de Torquemada]] {{C|[[Spanish Rite of the Templar Order|Spanish Rite]]}}

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Greek Rite of the Templar Order

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|locations = [[Greece]]
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The '''Greek Rite of the Templar Order''' is the branch of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] based in [[Greece]]. It has been in operation since at least the 4th century BCE during the reign of [[Alexander the Great]].

==History==
===Assisting Alexander the Great===
In the 4th century BCE, The Templars allied themselves with {{Wiki|Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonian}} King Alexander the Great. As a symbol of their alliance, the Templars entrusted Alexander with a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], which helped Alexander to create one of the largest empires in history and become one of the most successful military commanders.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> However, on 13 June 323 BCE, Alexander was poisoned inside the palace of {{Wiki|Nebuchadnezzar II}} by the [[Babylonian Assassins|Babylonian Assassin]] [[Iltani]], who then retrieved the Staff. After Alexander's death, his empire soon began to crumble.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Renaissance===
In 1511, the Templars leaders in [[Athens]] paid [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] soldiers handsomely for looted goods. In response, Assassin [[Mentor]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]] to Athens in order to eliminate them.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>

That same year, the Assassins discovered that the Templars from [[Rhodes]] were commanding the Templars in [[Tripoli]] and subsequently cut off their supply and communication lines.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense"/>

===Seven Years' War===
During the [[Seven Years' War]], [[Shay Cormac]] sent some agents of his fleet to the island of [[Crete]], which had been used by the Templar Order as a headquarters many times across the centuries, to depart for nearby kingdoms. They recovered a Cretan Mosaic of the {{Wiki|Minoan Civilization}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

==Members==
===Allies and puppets===
'''Argead dynasty'''
*[[Alexander the Great]]

'''Colonial era'''
*[[Shay Cormac]] {{c|[[Colonial Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Rite]]}}

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Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order

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|leader = [[Grand Master]]
|headquarters = [[Cappadocia]]
|locations = [[Turkey]]
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|collapsed = 1512
|notable = [[Ahmet]]<br>[[Andreas Palaiologos]]<br>[[Manuel Palaiologos]]}}
The '''Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order'''<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> were a group of like-minded individuals who swore fealty to the [[Templars|Templar]] ideals. They predominated the [[Byzantine Empire]] before it was ceded to [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] control, and subsequently strived to dismantle the Ottoman Empire and revive the Byzantine Empire's predominance.

==History==
===Formation===
During the early 16th century, after the Templars were driven from [[Italy]] by the [[Assassins]], the members of the Templar Order were able to seize control of the remnants of the Byzantine Empire. Now in command, the Templars set up their primary headquarters at the underground city of [[Derinkuyu]] in Cappadocia, where the Byzantines' ultimate aim was to uproot the Ottoman Empire and retake control of Constantinople. For a time, however, they remained relatively quiet.<ref name="ACRV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

===Search for the Masyaf Keys===
Following the {{Wiki|1509 Istanbul earthquake|earthquake}} in [[Constantinople]] in 1509, Templars reappeared in the city under the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] banner. Due to Sultan [[Bayezid II]]'s disappearance from the city following the earthquake, the Byzantine Templars could easily integrate into the city and start their plans for taking over the [[Ottoman Empire]], while operating from their headquarters in Derinkuyu.<ref name="ACRV"/> Initially led by [[Manuel Palaiologos]], the Byzantine Templars quickly caught the eye of Prince [[Ahmet]], Bayezid's son and supposed successor. Ahmet joined the Templar Order, and his youth and charisma allowed him to slip into the position of leader while Manuel was forced to become a second-in-command.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

The Templars somehow recovered "[[The Secret Crusade]]", the journal of the Italian explorer and secret Assassin [[Niccolò Polo]], from which they found out about the existence of the [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] in Masyaf and the [[Masyaf Keys|keys]] needed to open it. Ahmet placed Manuel Palaiologos in charge of the Masyaf expedition to find the Masyaf Keys throughout Constantinople, while Ahmet himself continued his plans to secure the Templars' power in the Empire.<ref name="ACRV"/>

[[File:The Wounded Eagle 3.png|thumb|250px|Leandros giving instructions to the Templars]]
By 1511, the Templars had managed to obtain one of the Masyaf Keys from underneath [[Topkapı Palace]], and had taken full occupation of Masyaf. Without the other Keys in their possession, the Templars had resorted to digging their way into the library, with no success. In the winter of 1511, Ezio Auditore da Firenze arrived in Masyaf, also wanting to access the library. He was ambushed by Byzantine Templars led by [[Leandros]], and was overpowered and captured. The Templars subsequently led him to Masyaf's watchtower, where he was to be hanged. At the very last moment, he fought back against Leandros, who was tying the noose around Ezio's neck. Ezio threw the noose around Leandros' neck instead, and Ezio jumped down to a scaffolding below. With no sign left of Ezio in the thick snowstorm that was brewing, Leandros instead decided to focus on other matters and was about to leave on a horse cart. Ezio gave chase, and jumped to a rope hanging on Leandros' cart, eventually procuring his own cart to keep up with his pursuit.<ref name="ACRV"/>

Leandros crashed Ezio's cart near [[Atlas Village]] in the mountains, and made his way into the village while sending the other Templars to deal with Ezio. However, the wounded Ezio made his way through the guards and into the village's center with some difficulty, coming to the area where Leandros had taken refuge. Leandros, sending more of his men at Ezio, was ultimately confronted and killed by Ezio on top of the village's watchtower, where Ezio took "The Secret Crusade" from him.<ref name="ACRV"/>

====Struggle in Constantinople====
In Constantinople, the Templars were still ever present, engaging in heavy combat with the [[Turkish Assassins]], occupying numerous [[Assassin Dens]] throughout the city and searching for the secret locations in the city leading to the Masyaf Keys. The Templars discovered that two of the Masyaf Keys were located in the [[Yerebatan Cistern]] and the [[Forum of the Ox]], but Ezio Auditore recovered the artifacts before the Templars could.<ref name="ACRV"/>

Ahmet personally devised a plan to have his nephew [[Suleiman I|Prince Suleiman]] kidnapped at a feast in the Topkapı Palace, allowing Ahmet to "rescue" him and gain the Ottoman citizens' favor over his brother [[Selim I|Selim]] for the Ottoman throne. However, [[Yusuf Tazim]] and the Turkish Assassins learned of the Templars' plan and plotted to stop their plan. With the help of Ezio Auditore, the Turkish Assassins—dressed as Italian minstrels—found and killed all of the Templars hidden amongst the party goers. Ahmet, whose Templar affiliation remained a secret, instead accused [[Tarik Barleti]], the captain of the [[Janissaries]], of being unable to stop the 'attack' of the Italian minstrels.<ref name="ACRV"/>

[[File:TAG 1.png|thumb|left|250px|Manuel and Shahkulu making the deal with Tarik]]
Some time later, Manuel journeyed to Constantinople to purchase guns from the Tarik and the Janissaries for his forces in Cappadocia. Accompanied by the Turkmen renegade and Templar [[Shahkulu]], Manuel inspected the weapons in the city's [[Harbor of Theodosius|arsenal]] and successfully closed the deal before returning to Cappadocia. Tarik was assassinated by Ezio Auditore some time later on Suleiman's orders, after the two came to the wrong conclusion that he was in league with the Templars when in reality, he had been spying on the Templars in Cappadocia in order to thwart them. His death was quickly believed to have been orchestrated by Ahmet, damaging his public image.<ref name="ACRV"/>

In 1511, the Assassins and Templars battled for control of [[Bursa]]. The Templars kidnapped Sultan [[Bayezid II]]'s third son [[Korkut]]a, though he was saved by Assassins sent by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] from [[Constantinople]].<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref> Templars started to lose control of Bursa, and the Assassins moved in to take control.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense"/>

====Collapse of Cappadocia====
In March 1512, Manuel and Shahkulu returned to Derinkuyu in Cappadocia, where they continued building up the Byzantine army's strength while capturing and executing numerous Ottomans.<ref name="ACRV"/>

Unbeknownst to the Manuel, Ezio Auditore had trailed him to there, and one of their captured Ottoman spies, a woman named [[Dilara]], had managed to escape. Shahkulu, a sadist, was reveling in his public executions when Ezio air assassinated him from above, though much to the Assassin's surprise, Shahkulu's armor protected him from the strike. Ultimately, Ezio killed Shahkulu after a duel and simultaneously stopped the torture and execution of the Ottoman spies in the city.<ref name="ACRV"/>

[[File:Last Palaiologi 2.png|thumb|250px|Manuel and a Byzantine spotting Ezio]]
The Templars panicked when Ezio Auditore blew up the ammunition and armaments hidden inside the city, and Manuel Palaiologos tried to calm the city's citizens. Upon spotting Ezio, Manuel fled and sent the Templars to kill Ezio. The Templar soldiers proved no match for Ezio, and the Assassin confronted Manuel after the latter ran to a dead end on a jetty. Manuel was easily slain and gave up his Masyaf Key to Ezio, cynical that he would survive long enough to enter the library. At that very moment, Ahmet arrived on the scene by boat, revealing his Templar allegiance and threatening to capture Ezio's love interest [[Sofia Sartor]] if Ezio did not surrender the Masyaf Keys.<ref name="ACRV"/>

====Fall of the Byzantines====
Ahmet returned to Constantinople not too long afterwards and sent a battalion of Templars to capture Sofia from her book shop. The book shop was guarded by Yusuf Tazim and other Assassins, though the Templars emerged victorious, killing Yusuf in the process. Upon discovering Yusuf's lifeless body, Ezio rallied the Assassins against Ahmet and the Templars, who had fortified themselves at the [[Harbor of Theodosius]]. When Ezio reached Ahmet, he furiously demanded for the whereabouts of Sofia, to which the latter reminded him that harming him would cost him the chance to save her. As Ezio let him go, Ahmet lectured that since they both dreamed of world peace, with only their methods differing, it was unreasonable for them to ever have been enemies in the first place. He then asserted his belief that even when people acquire the truth, they are reluctant to acknowledge it. This failed to sway Ezio from his convictions in liberty and diversity, and so without further ado, Ahmet moved on to his real point: an ultimatum demanding that Ezio bring the Masyaf keys to the Galata Tower, lest he have Sofia executed.<ref name="ACRV"/>

On the wall of the Galata Tower, Ahmet and a group of Templars waited for Ezio, who indeed arrived with the keys in exchange for Sofia. However, Ahmet instead had [[Azize]]<ref name="ACRV novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> dressed in Sofia's clothing with a bag hidden over her head held by the Byzantine soldier, while the real Sofia was being hanged on a nearby plaza. With this success, Ahmet made his leave out of the city with the Masyaf Keys, and started his journey to Masyaf to open the library.<ref name="ACRV"/>

[[File:End road 22.png|thumb|250px|left|Selim killing Ahmet]]

Before he had even left the outskirts of Constantinople, Ahmet and his Templar entourage were tailed by Ezio and Sofia, the latter who had been rescued by Ezio, and a chase on horse carts ensued. The Assassin took out the other Templar horse carts, only to be knocked off his own carriage by Ahmet, but he managed to keep himself anchored to the cart with a rope. While Ahmet continued his way forward, with Sofia—now as the driver of Ezio's carriage—in rapid pursuit, Ezio deployed his [[Parachutes|parachute]] so as to safely tow behind his cart. After a long chase through the mountains, Ahmet obliterated Sofia's cart. Ezio landed on a nearby hill and from there jumped onto Ahmet's cart, causing the two to fall off a cliff side together.<ref name="ACRV"/>

The two continued to fight one another during their free fall, until at last when they neared too close to the ground, Ezio deployed another parachute to effect a safe landing, with Ahmet managing to hold on safely to him. They both landed safely, but showed signs of heavy fatigue. At that moment, Selim arrived with his army from battle with his father, and strolled up to Ahmet. At his brother's approach, Ahmet fearfully demanded for the presence of the Sultan, insisting that the Janissaries were to obey only his command, not Selim's. It was then that Selim, revealing that he in fact was now the Sultan, started choking Ahmet before throwing him off a precipice to ensure that there would be no conflicts for succession. With Ahmet's death, the Byzantine Templars were ultimately dissolved.<ref name="ACRV"/>

==Members==

<div style="float:left; width:48;">
*Ahmet<ref name="ACRV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
*[[Damat Ali Pasha]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Anacletos]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Fabiola Cavazza]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Cem]]<ref name="RE">''[[Assassin's Creed: Recollection]]''</ref>
*[[Isaac Comnenus]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Cyril of Rhodes]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Mirela Djuric]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Dulcamara]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Odai Dunqas]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Eveline Guerra]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Kadir]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Samila Khadim]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Georgios Kostas]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Leandros]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Lysistrata]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*Andreas Palaiologos<ref name="ACRV"/>
*Manuel Palaiologos<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Hasan Pasha]]<ref name="RE"/>
*[[Oksana Razin]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Seraffo]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Shahkulu]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Scevola Spina]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Vali cel Tradat]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
</div>
{{-}}

====Allies and puppets====
'''Byzantine-Ottoman wars'''
*[[Theodorus Komnenos]]<ref name="ACRV"/>
*[[Blaise Legros]]<ref name="ACRV"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Templars nav}}
{{ACR}}
[[Category:Templar Rites]]

Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins

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{{Era|ACB|ACR|PL|ACRE|Rbook|Assassins}}
{{Faction infobox
|image = Ottoman Insignia-R.png
|imgdesc =
|founder= [[Niccolò Polo]]<br>[[Maffeo Polo]]
|leader = [[Mentor]]
|headquarters = [[Constantinople]]
|locations = [[Bursa]]
|related = [[Assassins]]<br>[[Ottoman Empire]]
|religion =
|formed = 1258
|reorganised =
|collapsed =
|notable = [[Ishak Pasha]]<br>[[Yusuf Tazim]]<br>[[Piri Reis]]<br>[[Dogan]]|}}
The '''Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins''', also known as the '''Seljuk Assassins'''<ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref>, '''Constantinople Assassins'''<ref name="ACR"/>, '''Turkish Assassins''' or simply '''Ottoman Assassins''' were the [[Assassin Guilds|Guild]] of [[Assassins]] located in and around [[Turkey]], existing since their formation during the later half of the 13th century.

Existing throughout two different empires, the Turkish Assassins were mainly involved in a struggle against the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]], the Eastern [[Europe]]an embodiment of the [[Templars]]. Even after the Byzantine Empire was dissolved, the Byzantines posed a threat to the Assassins, as they were determined to revive their fallen empire. Until the ultimate fall of the House of Palaiologos, the Assassins kept battling their Byzantine rivals.

==History==
===Formation===
{{Dialogue|Altaïr|So, where will you go next?|Niccolò|Back to Constantinopoli for a time. We will establish a guild there before returning to Venezia.|Niccolò Polo to Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad about establishing the Constantinople Assassins Guild, 1257.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
In 1204, the leader of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], journeyed to [[Constantinople]] in the Byzantine Empire - modern-day Turkey - hoping to introduce the Assassin Order there. However, due to the chaos caused by the ongoing [[Fourth Crusade]], Altaïr was unable to recruit potential Assassins.<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

In 1257, the tradesmen [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]] were invited to stay at the Assassins' fortress of [[Masyaf]] by [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]], the son of Altaïr. Being trained into becoming Assassins themselves, Altaïr entrusted them with creating various [[Assassins Guilds]] abroad, as well as guarding Altaïr's [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]]. When the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] eventually attacked, the Polo brothers left Masyaf,<ref name="ACTSC"/> also being entrusted with safeguarding the five [[Masyaf Keys|keys to Altaïr's library]] underneath Masyaf.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

The Polos then traveled back to their home in Constantinople, where they were successful in creating a guild and bringing the Assassin ideals to the Byzantine Empire.<ref name="ACTSC"/> However, the Byzantine Empire was controlled by the Templars; the last Byzantine Emperor, [[Constantine XI Palaiologos|Constantine XI]], ordered the capture and execution of Assassins throughout his Empire. It is unknown if his predecessors did the same.<ref name="ACR"/>

The Byzantine Empire was eventually defeated and usurped by the Ottomans in 1453, resulting in the foundation of the Ottoman Empire. Templar presence in the Turkish region became minimal, allowing the Assassin Order to develop.<ref name="ACR"/>

===Growth of the Brotherhood===
{{Quote|For the first time in many decades, the Assassins have a strong presence here. It wasn't always that way. Under the Byzantine Emperor, the Assassins were hunted down and killed on the spot.|Yusuf Tazim, about the Assassins in the 16th century, 1511.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
By the later half of the 15th century, the Ottoman Vizier [[Ishak Pasha]] - secretly an Assassin - took a leading role over the Turkish Assassins. Ishak Pasha fought and defeated [[Vlad Tepes|Vlad "the Impaler" Tepes]], a secret Templar, and brokered a truce between the Assassins and Ottomans.<ref name="ACR"/>

During the late 1480s, Ishak Pasha had begun recruiting Ottoman citizens into the Assassin Brotherhood. One of these Ottomans was [[Yusuf Tazim]], whose father also was an Assassin. In 1497, Ishak Pasha died. Control over the Turkish Assassins later shifted to Yusuf Tazim, who had by then become a [[Master Assassin]].<ref name="ACR"/>

For unknown reasons, the Turkish Assassins seemed not to have any influence in Constantinople. In 1501, Ezio sent some of his own recruits to help set up a guild there.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> A year later, a group of Turkish Assassins, including Tazim, and [[Venice|Venetian]] Assassins met in [[Greece]] to make plans to end the Venetian-Ottoman war, being successful in doing so in 1503.<ref name="ACR"/>

The Assassins had realized that the Templars were spreading their reach to the New World. To ensure that they could keep their activities in check, the Assassins wanted maps to the Americas. They broke into the workshop of the famous Ottoman admiral and cartographer and [[Piri Reis]], an exceptional Ottoman cartographer, who had been called away for naval duty. They found maps drawn in excellent detail, and found that he had tracked their common enemy to the New World. The Assassins boarded these voyages to follow.<ref name="ACB"/>

Meanwhile, the Inquisition in Portugal and Spain caused several men and women to leave the country. This community flourished with scientists, artists and philosophers. Sultan Bayezid II welcomed these refugees, as he knew that they would strengthen his empire. King Ferdinand had planted spies in this community, and made sure they exposed nothing about themselves. However, Italian and Ottoman Assassins were watching for suspicious behavior and caught about a dozen spies, killed them and replaced them with their own men. These Assassins worked to strengthen the guild in Constantinople.<ref>''[[Contracts (Project Legacy)|Contracts in Project Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1506, after some initial conflict, the Ottoman admiral, geographer and cartographer Piri Reis - tired of the artificial boundaries that separate nations - joined the Assassin Order as a scholar and technician, eventually becoming a Master Assassin specializing in [[Bombs|bomb]] crafting.<ref name="ACR"/>

===Fight with the Byzantine remnants===
{{Quote|When the Templars take control of a district, they flaunt their presence, hanging banners, extorting the merchants. It's a constant battle to keep them at bay, and they rub our noses in every victory.|Yusuf Tazim, talking about their struggle with the Templars in Constantinople, 1511.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
[[File:Upgrade 3.png|thumb|250px|Yusuf introducing Ezio to the Ottoman Assassins]]
Following the earthquake in Constantinople in 1509, Templar remnants of the Byzantine Empire returned to the city, hoping to restore their fallen empire. The Assassins became engaged in a direct conflict with the Byzantines in the following years, though they also used the hatred between the Byzantines and Ottomans to their advantage, often purposely creating conflict between these factions.<ref name="ACR"/>

In 1511, the leader of the [[Italian Assassins]] and a [[Mentor]] in the Assassin Order, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], journeyed to the Turkish Assassins' [[Galata headquarters|headquarters]] in Constantinople with the intention of finding the five keys needed to open Altaïr's library underneath Masyaf fortress. Greeted by Yusuf Tazim, Ezio was quickly taken in and introduced to various techniques that the Turkish Assassins used, including bombs and [[Hookblade]]s.<ref name="ACR"/>

Though Yusuf still led the Turkish Assassins, it was Ezio who took a leading role over the Turkish Assassins against the Byzantine Templars. Recruiting many new Assassins and taking back Constantinople from Byzantine control, Ezio even sent Turkish Assassins to various regions across the Mediterranean, thwarting the Templars' plans and taking over cities from Templar control.<ref name="ACR"/>

[[File:Prince's banquet 6.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio, Yusuf and other Assassins disguised as minstrels]]
In late 1511, Yusuf led a group of Assassins to attend a cultural exposition held in [[Topkapı Palace]] by Ottoman Prince [[Suleiman I|Suleiman]], knowing that the Templars were going to infiltrate it. Joined by Ezio, the Assassins went disguised as minstrels from [[Italy]], with Ezio distracting the guests and discovering the Templar infiltrators using his [[Eagle Vision#Eagle Sense|Eagle Sense]]. Successfully locating all Templars before they could bring harm to Suleiman, the Ottoman Prince and Ezio became friends and allies in the process.<ref name="ACR"/>

In early 1512, the Turkish Assassins aided Ezio Auditore in setting sail for [[Derinkuyu|Cappadocia]] to find the last Masyaf key, as the [[Janissaries]] were blocking the port to make sure Ezio did not leave the city. While destroyed the [[Great Chain]] spanned across the [[Golden Horn]] Ezio burned the Ottoman boats blocking the boat, Yusuf and a group of other Assassins kept the Ottoman guards at bay. Ezio successfully opened the harbor, and joined Piri Reis on the boat to Cappadocia.<ref name="ACR"/>

===Conflict with Shehzade Ahmet===
{{Quote|The whole city rises against us, while Yusuf's murderer waits and watches from the arsenal, laughing. Fight with me, and show him what it means to cross the Assassins!|Ezio Auditore, rallying the Ottoman Assassins against Shehzade Ahmet, 1512.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
[[File:Discovery 2.png|thumb|250px|Ezio, giving Yusuf his last rites]]
Though before Ezio left, he asked Yusuf to protect a woman named [[Sofia Sartor]], a bookseller Ezio expressed interest in. Yusuf agreed, and he and several other Assassins had taken up positions around Sofia's bookstore to ensure her safety. Though Ezio was able to eliminate [[Manuel Palaiologos]] in Cappadocia, marking the fall of the Palaiologi and the ultimate destruction of the Byzantine Empire, the Byzantine Templars became under the full control of Ottoman Prince [[Ahmet]], the favored son of Sultan [[Bayezid II]] who had secretly made plans for the Templar Order from within the royal house. On order of Ahmet, the Templars attacked Sofia's store to capture her, knowing she was close to Ezio. Though managing to kill a large group of Templars, Yusuf was eventually stabbed fatally in his back. Ezio discovered the body upon his return to the city, which served as a large motivator for the Assassins to strike back at Ahmet and the Templars, who were hiding in the city's arsenal.<ref name="ACR"/>

The Assassins led a full-on assault on the arsenal, and numerous Assassins and Templars faced off against each other. Ezio reached Ahmet deep inside the arsenal, but had to spare his life in order to find out Sofia's location. Offering a deal to trade Sofia for the Masyaf keys, Ahmet and the Templars left the arsenal.<ref name="ACR"/>

Before going to the exchange near [[Galata Tower]], Ezio appointed Tazim's lieutenant [[Dogan]] to become the new leader of the Turkish Assassins.<ref name="ACR novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> Suspecting the exchange to be a trap, Ezio had the Assassins take up positions around the perimeter, and they jumped in as soon as Ezio's suspicions became true. Nonetheless, Ezio managed to successfully rescue Sofia, and the two of them chased after Ahmet in the countryside around Constantinople. After a long chase, Ezio and Ahmet ultimately found themselves falling from a cliff, only to be saved by Ezio using one of his [[parachutes]]. Right afterwards, they were joined by Ahmet's brother [[Selim I|Selim]], Suleiman's father, who had just become Sultan and was on his way back to Constantinople. Selim attacked and strangled Ahmet, and eventually shoved Ahmet off another cliff to his death. Only for his son's respect for the Assassins, Selim spared Ezio's life, but ordered him to permanently leave Constantinople.<ref name="ACR"/>

Nonetheless, Ezio and Sofia returned to Constantinople, with Suleiman's knowledge and Selim's temporary consent. Ezio made preparations to leave and to stabilize the Assassins in the city. [[Azize]], a female Assassin who had taken care of Sofia's bookshop in her absence, was allowed to run the shop full-time and the Brotherhood bought it from Sofia. With Dogan as the leader of the Turkish Assassins, Ezio knew that the Brotherhood in the Ottoman Empire would continue to thrive. Eventually, Ezio left for [[Rome]] with Sofia, who had become his fiancée.<ref name="ACR novel"/>

==Origins and appearance==
[[File:Exchange 7.png|thumb|left|250px|Ezio with a group of Ottoman Assassins]]
By the 16th century, the Ottoman Assassins wore tanned white Assassin robes with an orange chest-plate, and blue pants. In some cases, Assassins also wore Ottoman masks underneath their hoods, and some Assassins always wore their hood down, like Yusuf Tazim, in contrast to common Assassin custom. Each of them were equipped with a Hidden Blade and a Hookblade, which they used for fast and easy climbing and for transporting via [[ziplines]], so they could make their way to their destination fast.<ref name="ACR"/>

During the time of the Ottoman Empire, people from various countries and regions around Turkey were attracted to the empire, which resulted in the Assassin Brotherhood containing members from various different cultures and ancestries.<ref name="ACR"/>

==Techniques==
[[File:Sentinel P1 2.png|thumb|250px|A Turkish Assassin performing double assassination]]
The basic techniques of the Turkish Assassins were similar to those of the Levantine Assassins, who were the Turkish Assassins' spiritual forebearers. However, the Turkish Assassins invented their own upgraded version of the [[Hidden Blade]], called the Hookblade, which allowed for faster climbing and faster travel via Constantinople's ziplines.<ref name="ACR"/>

The Turkish Assassins were also introduced to various types of bombs, by trade from [[China]]. The Turkish Assassins trained themselves in their usage, and the Master Assassin Piri Reis eventually created more specialized bombs with experience gained in the Ottoman navy.<ref name="ACR"/>

==Members==
*[[Ece Ashkar]]
*[[Azize]]
*[[Dogan]]
*[[Evraniki]]
*[[Heyreddin]]
*[[Ishak Pasha]]
*[[Kasim]]
*[[Yerman Ragar]]
*[[Piri Reis]]
*[[Yusuf Tazim]]
*[[Vali cel Tradat]] {{C|betrayed}}
{{-}}
====Allies and puppets====
'''Byzantine-Ottoman wars'''
*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] {{C|[[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]]}}
*[[Hayreddin Barbarossa]]
*[[Blaise Legros]]
*[[Suleiman I]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Assassins nav}}
{{ACR}}
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Egyptian Rite of the Templar Order

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{{Era|ACR|ACO|FC|Templars}}
{{Conjecture}}
{{Faction Infobox
|image =
|founder =
|leader = [[Grand Master]]
|headquarters =
|locations = [[Egypt]]
|related = [[Templars]]<br>Ptolemaic Kingdom<br>[[Roman Empire]]<br>[[British Empire]]
|religion =
|founded =
|reorganized = c. 1119
|collapsed = 1312
|notable = [[Leila]]}}
The '''Egyptian Rite of the Templar Order''', known as the '''Order of the Ancients''' during Ptolemaic dynasty and the '''Knights Templar''' during the {{Wiki|Crusaders|Crusades}}, were a group of like-minded individuals who swore an allegiance to the [[Templars|Templar]] ideals, and operated throughout [[Egypt]] since at least the Ptolemaic dynasty.

==History==
===Ptolemaic dynasty===
In the 1st century BCE, the Templars aided Queen [[Cleopatra]], which allowed her to become the sole ruler of Egypt.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> However, on 12 August 30 BCE, the [[Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins|Egyptian Assassin]] [[Amunet]] infiltrated Cleopatra's palace, and killed her with a venomous [[Snakes|asp]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

===Islamic Era===
====Acquiring the Scepter of Aset====
[[File:EgyptAssassin.png|thumb|250px|A Templar Knight killed by the Egyptian Assassin]]
In 1250, after the [[Mamluks]] rose up against the reigning [[Ayyubid dynasty]], the Templars, knowing that the Mamluks had formed an alliance with the Assassins, attempted to retrieve a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] called the [[Scepter of Aset]] when the artifact was being brought to the rebelling Mamluks by an [[Egyptian Assassin (1250)|Egyptian Assassin]]. However, despite being injured, the Assassin managed to kill the Templar knights and brought the Scepter of Aset to the Mamluks to aid them in their efforts against the Ayyubids, effectively laying the foundation for the [[Bahri dynasty]].<ref name="Hawk">''[[Assassin's Creed 4: Hawk]]''</ref>

In 1340, the Templars, with the aid of a local named [[Hasdin Al-Bellal]] and the rich [[Merchants|merchant]] [[Bachir Al-Djallil]], managed to steal the Scepter, leaving only the fragment of a dagger's handle behind, and smuggled the artifact to their hideout in [[Karnak]].<ref name="Hawk" />

====Assassination of the Sultan====
[[File:Leila&Templar.png|thumb|left|250px|Leila contacted by a Templar]]
In 1341, the Templars contacted [[Leila]], a servant of sultan [[Al-Nasir Muhammad]], and offered her a chance to avenge the humiliations she had suffered throughout the years - without hesitation, Leila accepted the deal to kill the Sultan. One night, while still active as a servant, Leila was summoned by Al-Nasir. When she was asked to accompany him, Leila seduced the Sultan and killed him by slitting his throat, in the name of the "Templars' fight against oppression". She then made an attempt to flee, but was captured while making her escape from the Palace.<ref name="El Cakr">''[[Assassin's Creed 5: El Cakr]]''</ref>

[[File:AC5EC-Numa Templars.jpg|thumb|250px|Templars fighting Numa in Karnak]]

Later on, the Templars were tracked down to Karnak by the Assassin [[Numa Al'Khamsin]], better known as "El Cakr", and his disciple, [[Ali Al-Ghraib]]. Arriving at night near the {{Wiki|Temple of Amun}}, the two walked across a village, when Ali noticed a man wearing a dagger with the Templar cross on it. After telling this to his master, Ali started a fire as a distraction, so that Numa was able to look for the Scepter of Aset unnoticed.<ref name="El Cakr" />

However, the distraction was not effective and Numa became surrounded by Templars. While the Assassin engaged in battle with his enemies, Ali stole the Scepter from the Templars. Numa and his apprentice then fled from Karnak, taking the artifact with them.<ref name="El Cakr" />

====Killing El Cakr====
Two days later, El Cakr arrived at the Sultan’s palace in [[Cairo]]. Although the Sultan’s Emirs expected Numa to hand over the artifact, the Assassin did not trust the Emirs and told them the artifact would remain in Assassin hands until a dignified successor to the throne would be presented. Interpreting Numa’s words as an insult, the Emirs locked him up in the same prison cell as Leila.<ref name="El Cakr" />

After convincing Numa that she was not a true believer of the Templar cause and had merely used them in order to kill the sultan, the two escaped and headed for a safe house that Leila had arranged in the city in order to lay low after the murder of the Sultan. There, she seduced Numa into a sexual encounter.<ref name="Leila">''[[Assassin's Creed 6: Leila]]''</ref>

While Numa was in prison, the Templars managed to capture Ali at the Temple of [[Edfu]] and tortured him, breaking his wrist. Eventually he cracked, agreeing to help them eliminate his master in exchange for his life.<ref name="Leila" />

After Numa arrived at Edfu Temple and noticed Ali's bandaged wrist, the Templars surrounded him and Ali. Leila then came forward, her identity still unknown to Al'Khamsin. She explained that the Scepter was no longer the only priority of the Order and that Numa was such a nuisance that his death was now a new priority. Lowering her hood, she told El Cakr that she felt no hate towards him but had to follow orders before she began dueling with him. Perfectly trained, Leila revealed that everything she had told Numa about her commitment to the Templars was a lie before putting a dagger into his heart, instantly killing Numa before the eyes of his distraught apprentice. However, keeping her promise to spare Ali, Leila let the shaken Assassin apprentice go.<ref name="Leila" />

====Losing the Scepter====
When Leila went to the Sultan's Emirs in Cairo to deliver them the artifact, she discovered that the ankh-shaped box was empty. Quickly rushing in pursuit of Ali, Leila happened to spot the Scepter's luster at the bottom of a well near Edfu Temple, which was where Ali had thrown the scepter. However, Leila fell while climbing up with the object. Suffering a head injury, Leila remained lifeless in the pit during three days before being rescued and tended by passing Bedouins.<ref name="Leila" />

Having become amnesiac, Leila had forgotten her allegiance to the Templars and the very existence of the Scepter, which she unknowingly left in the well. She then left with the Bedouins, but died nine months later from internal bleeding while giving birth to the child she had conceived with El Cakr during their night in the safe house.<ref name="Leila" />

===Renaissance===
Sometime in 1505, [[Odai Dunqas]], a cousin of the first {{Wiki|Amara Dunqas|Sultan}} of the {{Wiki|Sennar (sultanate)|Sennar Sultanate}}, relocated to [[Alexandria]] and encountered the Templar philosophy, of which he embraced, and called himself "The Guardian of the Truth". Soon after, he joined the Templars in the hopes of making his ambitions a reality.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

In 1511, during an excavation of the destroyed library of Alexandria, the {{Wiki|Mamluk Sultanate (Cairo)|Mamluk Sultanate}}'s soldiers discovered two [[Memory Seals]] in a chest from 331 BC. After [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] sent some [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Assassins]] from [[Constantinople]] to Alexandria to retrieve the seals, Templar soldiers launched an offensive to recover the Memory Seals.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' - [[Mediterranean Defense]]</ref>

Despite successfully ambushing the Assassins and stealing the seals, the Templars subsequently lost them again when the Assassins organized a search party and recovered them.<ref name="Mediterranean Defense" />

==Members==
*[[Leila]]

===Allies and puppets===
'''Ancient history'''
*[[Cleopatra]]

'''Islamic Era'''
*[[Hasdin Al-Bellal]]
*[[Bachir Al-Djallil]]
*[[Odai Dunqas]] {{c|[[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order|Byzantine Rite]]}}

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