Cristina Vespucci

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'''Cristina Vespucci''' (c. 1459 - ?), was a well-known [[Florence|Florentine]] beauty and a favorite of painters, most notably [[wikipedia:Sandro Botticelli|Botticelli]], who used her as a model for several of his paintings. www.youtube.com/user/iEndLessPain , For More Call of duty black ops Information.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
Cristina Vespucci was born in Florence, [[Italy]], circa 1459.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /> From an early age, she caught the eyes of many boys who wanted to become intimate with her. One of those boys was [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who was encouraged to go speak with Cristina by his brother [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]]. However, Cristina wasn't interested in him and walked away. Ezio, who wasn't used to being turned down by a women, followed Cristina to her home, where she was confronted by [[Vieri de' Pazzi]], who asked her why she "hadn't spread her legs to [him] yet." After Cristina turned Vieri down he was about to sexually attack Cristina, when he was punched in the face by Ezio, who had come to Cristina's rescue. Cristina was thankfull of Ezio's actions and so began a relationship between the two.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]''</ref>

Ezio visited Cristina quite frequently and was "unbelievably dexterous" as the guards were never able to catch him tresspassing.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Middle years===
Cristina was a bit responsible for starting her cousin [[wikipedia:Amerigo Vespucci|Amerigo]]'s career. Cristina attended a dinner party, where she had a conversation with [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and [[wikipedia:Manfredo Soderini|Manfredo Soderini]] about her cousin. She exaggerated Amerigo's brilliance, saying: "Try Amerigo out. I bet after several years you'll have your shipping company named after him." Lorenzo, charmed by Cristina's beauty, took her advice to heart and several years later, Amerigo was the first to map out the New World and had it named after him.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

As of 1484, Cristina was married to Manfredo Soderini. In that year, she visited [[Venice]] where her father had several businesses. Here, she ran into Ezio Auditore again, who tried to kiss Cristina. Before he could do so, however, Cristina told him that she was already married, breaking Ezio's heart.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" />

===Death===
In 1494, [[Girolamo Savonarola]] took control of Florence after [[Lorenzo de' Medici]]'s death. Savonarola claimed that all Renaissance material was evil and that they should go back to the medieval times, instigating the [[Bonfire of the Vanities]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" /><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" />

Savonarola's fanatics infiltrated the Palazzo d'Arzente to kill Manfredo Soderini. Manfredo tried to fend them off, but this was a vain effort as there were too many attackers. Cristina, who would not leave his side, was killed in the frenzy.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Renaissance" />

==Trivia==
*Whilst in the game, Cristina and her family bear the name "Vespucci", in the novel, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', it is replaced with "Calfucci". History shows that she is usually known as "Simonetta Vespucci," which leaves the name "Cristina Calfucci" as a probability of her Italian name.

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Francesco de' Pazzi

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'''Francesco de' Pazzi''' (1444 – 1478) was the father of [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] and one of the [[Pazzi conspirators]]. He was the third assassination target of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] and he was secretly a [[Templar]]. Also, he was one of [[Florence]]'s wealthiest nobles and he hated the [[House of Medici|Medici family]] and the rising middle class with a passion.

==''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''==
He was first witnessed by Ezio, in the ripe of a discussion with [[Rodrigo Borgia]], along with his son and his uncle, [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]], in [[San Gimignano]] about the murder of the Medici brothers. He was seen again later in a chamber underneath the [[Santa Maria Novella]] in [[Florence]], discussing with his uncle and the [[Pazzi Conspirators]] about the assassination of [[Lorenzo de' Medici|Lorenzo]] and [[Giuliano de' Medici]]. He was very confident that their mission would be a success, he showed this by spitting out constant insults and mockery at the enemy, but Jacopo warned him that confidence led to the death of his son, who was murdered by Ezio. During the High Mass at the [[Duomo]], he violently stabbed Giuliano 19 times in the chest in a bloody frenzy. He then tried to kill Lorenzo, but Ezio fought him off, which forced him to flee. He and Jacopo's soldiers later attacked Florence starting a civil war to gain influence and control. Days after, he is seen trying to invade the [[Palazzo della Signoria]] to 'persuade' the [[officials]] to make the Pazzi the leaders of Florence when Ezio appeared again. Ezio managed to fight off Francesco's guards, then forced the paranoid Francesco to flee. After being chased by Ezio, he was assassinated. Jacopo was soon seen claiming victory for the Pazzi after their taking of Florence, a large crowd of Florentine citizens watched on, though this does not last as he notices Francesco's body hung from the tower of the Palazzo della Signoria, which forced Jacopo to flee and end the violence in Florence. He hated , killed , and tortured the Middle Class, trying to climb up the social Pyramid , Also Majid AlMudhyan Is An Assassin He Kicked Ass Like Ezio Auditore

==Final Words==
'''Ezio:''' Now Firenze will judge you for what you've done.

'''Francesco:''' It's over... It's all over...

'''Ezio:''' ''Meglio essere felici in questa vita che aspirare a esserlo nella prossima.'' (Better to be content in this life, than aspire to it in the next) ''Requiescat in Pace.'' (Rest in peace)

==Trivia==
*It is peculiar that Vieri is Francesco's son, as the latter had to have been 10 when Vieri was born. The likely possibility is that Vieri is adopted, though no proven facts have been stated yet.
*Francesco de' Pazzi had a daughter as well. Hinted in the game's start, "Boys will be boys", Ezio comments ''"Your sister seemed quite satisfied with the handling I gave her earlier"'' to Vieri de' Pazzi just before their fight. Following this, in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'', Ezio specifically stated her name as Viola.
*Although it is said that Francesco had a daughter, after hunting down Jacopo, Ezio says to Lorenzo "''The Pazzi are dead, every one of them."''
*In real life, Francesco de' Pazzi was dragged from the Palazzo Pazzi and then hung naked from the tower of the [[Palazzo della Signoria]] on April 26, 1478. His body was then cut down and desecrated.
*In real life, Francesco de' Pazzi was reputed to have stabbed himself in the thigh accidentally, while killing [[Giuliano de' Medici]] in a frenzy.
*[[Leonardo da Vinci]] made a drawing of Francesco de Pazzi, hanging down from the Palazzo.
*When being pursued by Ezio, Francesco de' Pazzi leaps off the Palazzo della Signoria into a haystack for a quick escape. This was the only known example for a non-Assassin committing a form of a [[Leap of Faith]], until it was shown that in the ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' multiplayer modes, the playable Templar characters can also perform a Leap of Faith.
*Although Francesco performed a leap of faith he didn't do it with the diving style motion that Ezio uses for his leaps of faith

==Database Entry==
[[Video:Assassin's Creed 2 - Targets: Francesco de' Pazzi 8/9|thumb|300px|left|Database entry.]]

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