Fabio Orsini

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{{Quote|Today, [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare]] commands my men, but soon, I hope, we will be free.|Fabio Orsini, 1500.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
{{Character Infobox
|name = Fabio Orsini
|image = Fabio_Orsini_v.png
|birth = 1476
|death = 1504
|affiliates = {{Wiki|Orsini family|Orsini}}<br>[[Papacy]]<br>[[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|Brotherhood]]''<br>[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|''Brotherhood'' novel]]
|voice = [[Gianpaolo Venuta]]}}
'''Fabio Orsini''' (c. 1476 - 1504) was an [[Italy|Italian]] ''condottiero'' and a member of the [[Papal Guard]]. He was also the cousin of [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]].

==Biography==
===Early life and career===
Fabio Orsini was born in either 1476 or 1477, as the son of Paolo Orsini.

He was trained in the art of combat at an early age, and participated in a battle at {{Wiki|Montepulciano}}, fighting for the [[Siena|Sienese]] against [[Florence]].

===Affiliations with the Borgia===
Around three years after the battle at Montepulciano, Fabio joined his cousin Bartolomeo d'Alviano in a fight against the {{Wiki|Savelli family}}.

Following the battle, he married Jeronima Borgia, cousin of the [[Papacy|Papal]] Commander Cesare Borgia. He supported his in-laws for some time, until he freed an imprisoned friend from the {{Wiki|Tor di Nona}}.

He was forced to continue serving the [[House of Borgia|Borgia family]] however, as Cesare managed to cripple the power of the Orsini.

===Later life===
In 1500, Fabio lent an [[Tiber Island headquarters|old storehouse]] on [[Rome]]'s [[Tiber Island]] to the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]], hoping that it would aid them in their war against the Borgia. He was also aware of the fact that his cousin Bartolomeo was amongst the Order's numbers, as he had heard many stories about Bartolomeo's fellow Assassin, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].

Later, Fabio attacked [[Micheletto Corella]]'s army after Cesare had Fabio's father Paolo killed. He was unable to defeat the skilled Micheletto, however, and lost his status as the leader of the army. He then became an outlaw, raiding the countryside, and a warrant for his arrest was placed on him by [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Papacy|Pope]] Alexander VI.

After the death of Rodrigo, and his son Cesare's fall from power, Fabio entered the newly elected Pope [[Julius II]]'s service. He led the Papal armies for him, in order to arrest Cesare for murder, betrayal and incest.

In late 1503, he participated in the battle of {{Wiki|Garigliano}} alongside Bartolomeo. However, Fabio died in 1504 from a head wound he received during the fight.

==Trivia==
*Fabio's armor resembled an early design for the Papal Guards', as seen in the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' E3 trailer, and in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Ascendance]]''.
*Unlike the Papal Guards in-game, Fabio's armor bore the coat of arms of Pope Julius II, comprised of the Papal Keys and a shield with a golden oak tree on a blue field.
*The name ''Fabio'' is ultimately derived from the Latin word ''faba'', meaning "bean."

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Tiber_3.png|A close-up of Fabio
Roman Underground 3.png|Fabio speaking with [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] and Ezio Auditore
Roads lead to 5.png|Fabio overseeing Cesare Borgia's arrest
</gallery>

==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
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[[Category:1476 births]]
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[[Category:Italians]]
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:House of Orsini]]
[[Category:Mercenaries]]
[[Category:Condottieri]]
[[Category:Assassin allies]]
[[Category:Papal Guards]]

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