House of Barbarigo

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{{Era|AC2|Templars}}
{{Faction Infobox
|image = 150px-Doge_Agostino_Barbarigo.png
|imgdesc =
|imgwidth = 150px
|game = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|religion = Roman Catholic, Atheist
|nationality = Italian
|location = [[Venice]], [[Italy]]
|targets = [[Emilio Barbarigo]] [[Marco Barbarigo]] [[Silvio Barbarigo]] [[Dante Moro]]
}}
The '''House of Barbarigo''' were a [[Venice|Venetian]] family of nobles who lived during the late 15th Century. Several members of the family, including [[Emilio Barbarigo|Emilio]], [[Marco Barbarigo|Marco]], and [[Silvio Barbarigo]] pledged allegiance to the [[Templars]], as did some of their allies.

==History==
As early as 1476 the Barbarigo family had been affiliated with the Templars, with members of the family regularly attending Templar meetings in [[Rome]], during one of which they expressed worry over the [[Assassin]] [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Lineage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

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

Despite the death of [[Emilio Barbarigo]] at the hands of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the son of Giovanni, in 1485, the Barbarigo family remained steadfast. That same year, following the assassination of Doge [[Giovanni Mocenigo]] by the Templar [[Carlo Grimaldi]], [[Marco Barbarigo]] assumed the title of Doge; a point of much contention among his fellow Templars. With Venice under Templar control, the Barbarigo's were able to utilize the entire city's vast resources in their mission to regain [[Piece of Eden|the Apple]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />
[[File:Barbarigos.jpg|thumb|left|Left to right: Marco, Emilio, and Silvio Barbarigo.]]
The joyous time was short-lived however; Marco was assassinated during the Venetian Carnevale, and replaced by his brother [[Agostino Barbarigo|Agostino]] – a friend of the Assassins. Not long afterwards, Ezio sided with the Venetian [[Mercenary]] guild and assaulted the city's military district, which had remained under the control of Silvio and his servant [[Dante Moro]]. As the condottiero [[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] distracted the Templar soldiers, Ezio managed to sneak into [[Arsenale di Venezia]] and eliminate Silvio and Dante; ending the Templar presence amongst the Barbarigo family.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

==Notes and references==
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