Francesco de' Pazzi

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86.161.61.125: Leonardo's drawing was of Baroncelli, not Francesco.

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{{Character Infobox
|name = Francesco de' Pazzi
|image = Zw-francescodepazzi.png
|imgdesc = Francesco de' Pazzi in the Animus Database
|born = 1444
|death = 1478<br>[[Florence]], [[Italy]]
|period = Italian Renaissance (15th Century)
|faction = [[House of Pazzi]]<br>[[Templars|Knights Templar]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|voice = [[Andreas Apergis]]
}}
'''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.
==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.
*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.
*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.
*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.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
this-guy-thinks-he-knows-what-hes-doing.png|Franceso in the Santa Maria Novella catacombs
Francesco hanged from that building.jpg|Franceso's corpse.
</gallery>

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

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