Charles de la Motte - Revision history

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	'''Charles de la Motte''' (died 1503) was a [[France\|French]] marquis, an ally to the commander of the [[Papacy\|Papal]] army, [[Cesare Borgia]], and a member of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. A skilled combatant, he commanded a force of French [[mercenaries]].		'''Charles de la Motte''' (died 1503) was a [[France\|French]] marquis, an ally to the commander of the [[Papacy\|Papal]] army, [[Cesare Borgia]], and a member of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. A skilled combatant, he commanded a force of French [[mercenaries]].

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Tournament===		===Tournament===
	{{Quote\|The Frenchman Charles de la Motte questions the courage of Italia and has called a tournament to prove his men are superior.\|Francesco Vecellio.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}In 1503 at [[Barletta]], Charles entered into a contest with the Italian knights serving in the Spanish Army, aiming to prove France's superiority.<ref name="PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>		{{Quote\|The Frenchman Charles de la Motte questions the courage of Italia and has called a tournament to prove his men are superior.\|Francesco Vecellio.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}
			In 1503 at [[Barletta]], Charles entered into a contest with the Italian knights serving in the Spanish Army, aiming to prove France's superiority.<ref name="PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

	This competition was sabotaged by a team of [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], however, who aimed to sour the relationship between the two Templars. In doing so, they dusted the French participants' supplies with poison on the night before the tournament, which caused them to under-perform the next day. Since [[Tessa Varzi]] was an expert in creating and applying poison, no foul play was detected, and the [[Italy\|Italians]]' victory was deemed fair.<ref name="PL"/>		This competition was sabotaged by a team of [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], however, who aimed to sour the relationship between the two Templars. In doing so, they dusted the French participants' supplies with poison on the night before the tournament, which caused them to under-perform the next day. Since [[Tessa Varzi]] was an expert in creating and applying poison, no foul play was detected, and the [[Italy\|Italians]]' victory was deemed fair.<ref name="PL"/>

	===Alliance===		===Alliance===
	{{Quote\|If the Church and its army turn their heads, there is no telling what harm de la Motte will cause here!\|Francesco, regarding Charles' return to Rome.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}Later that same year, Charles and his men returned to [[Rome]] upon Cesare's invitation, where they received no interference from the Papal armies. With this, the French mercenaries began to assault the [[Civilians\|citizens]], insulting and stealing from them, while the city guards warned off any who tried to stop them.<ref name="PL"/>		{{Quote\|If the Church and its army turn their heads, there is no telling what harm de la Motte will cause here!\|Francesco, regarding Charles' return to Rome.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}
			Later that same year, Charles and his men returned to [[Rome]] upon Cesare's invitation, where they received no interference from the Papal armies. With this, the French mercenaries began to assault the [[Civilians\|citizens]], insulting and stealing from them, while the city guards warned off any who tried to stop them.<ref name="PL"/>

	Concerned, the Assassin team moved to intervene, and on the orders of their leader, [[Francesco Vecellio]], they dispatched several of the Frenchmen with arrows and poisoned flowers, which were given to the troops by Tessa Varzi.<ref name="PL"/>		Concerned, the Assassin team moved to intervene, and on the orders of their leader, [[Francesco Vecellio]], they dispatched several of the Frenchmen with arrows and poisoned flowers, which were given to the troops by Tessa Varzi.<ref name="PL"/>
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	===Death===		===Death===
	Sometime in 1503, Francesco saw fit to assassinate de la Motte, for which he consulted [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] – the Italian Assassin [[Mentor]] – for permission; despite this, Francesco mentioned that he would act even if he did not get Ezio's consent.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>		Sometime in 1503, Francesco saw fit to assassinate de la Motte, for which he consulted [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] – the Italian Assassin [[Mentor]] – for permission; despite this, Francesco mentioned that he would act even if he did not get Ezio's consent.<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – [[Charles de la Motte (memory)\|Charles de la Motte]]</ref>

	However, while Ezio advised Vecellio that the desire for revenge was a good motivating force, he went on to state that he didn't think Francesco was experienced enough to not be consumed by it and risk failure, following which he volunteered to track down and assassinate de la Motte himself. The Mentor proved successful in this aim, though he received little to no confession of Charles' actions in the latter's final moments, the Templar being stubborn to his dying breath.<ref name="ACM"/>		However, while Ezio advised Vecellio that the desire for revenge was a good motivating force, he went on to state that he didn't think Francesco was experienced enough to not be consumed by it and risk failure, following which he volunteered to track down and assassinate de la Motte himself. The Mentor proved successful in this aim, though he received little to no confession of Charles' actions in the latter's final moments, the Templar being stubborn to his dying breath.<ref name="ACM"/>
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	Marquis - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of Charles de la Motte		Marquis - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of Charles de la Motte
	ACMCharlesdelaMotte.jpg\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' art of Charles de la Motte		ACMCharlesdelaMotte.jpg\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' art of Charles de la Motte
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	~~{{ACBH}}~~
	{{ACPL}}		{{ACPL}}
	{{ACM}}		{{ACM}}

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	{{Quote\|The Frenchman Charles de la Motte questions the courage of Italia and has called a tournament to prove his men are superior.\|Francesco Vecellio.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}In 1503 at ~~{{Wiki\|~~Barletta}}, Charles entered into a contest with the Italian knights serving in the Spanish Army, aiming to prove France's superiority.<ref name="PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>		{{Quote\|The Frenchman Charles de la Motte questions the courage of Italia and has called a tournament to prove his men are superior.\|Francesco Vecellio.\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}In 1503 at [[Barletta]], Charles entered into a contest with the Italian knights serving in the Spanish Army, aiming to prove France's superiority.<ref name="PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

	This competition was sabotaged by a team of [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], however, who aimed to sour the relationship between the two Templars. In doing so, they dusted the French participants' supplies with poison on the night before the tournament, which caused them to under-perform the next day. Since [[Tessa Varzi]] was an expert in creating and applying poison, no foul play was detected, and the [[Italy\|Italians]]' victory was deemed fair.<ref name="PL"/>		This competition was sabotaged by a team of [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassins]], however, who aimed to sour the relationship between the two Templars. In doing so, they dusted the French participants' supplies with poison on the night before the tournament, which caused them to under-perform the next day. Since [[Tessa Varzi]] was an expert in creating and applying poison, no foul play was detected, and the [[Italy\|Italians]]' victory was deemed fair.<ref name="PL"/>

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	'''Charles de la Motte''' (died 1503) was a [[France\|French]] marquis, an ally to the commander of the [[Papacy\|Papal]] army, [[Cesare Borgia]], and a member of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. A skilled combatant, he commanded a force of French [[mercenaries]].		'''Charles de la Motte''' (died 1503) was a [[France\|French]] marquis, an ally to the commander of the [[Papacy\|Papal]] army, [[Cesare Borgia]], and a member of the [[Templars\|Templar Order]]. A skilled combatant, he commanded a force of French [[mercenaries]].

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