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	In Rome, Giovanni learned of a [[Pazzi conspiracy\|larger conspiracy]] masterminded by Rodrigo Borgia and his Templar allies,<ref name="ACL" /> though he was unable to inform Lorenzo of it, as the latter had left for the {{Wiki\|Villa Medici at Careggi\|Villa Careggi}} by the time of Giovanni's return to Florence.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Paperboy]]</ref> On 28 December 1476, the Templars took advantage of Lorenzo's absence to make their first move on Florence, and had Uberto arrest Giovanni and two of his sons, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze\|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze\|Petruccio]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Jailbird]]</ref> before executing them the following day on false charges of treason.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref>		In Rome, Giovanni learned of a [[Pazzi conspiracy\|larger conspiracy]] masterminded by Rodrigo Borgia and his Templar allies,<ref name="ACL" /> though he was unable to inform Lorenzo of it, as the latter had left for the {{Wiki\|Villa Medici at Careggi\|Villa Careggi}} by the time of Giovanni's return to Florence.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Paperboy]]</ref> On 28 December 1476, the Templars took advantage of Lorenzo's absence to make their first move on Florence, and had Uberto arrest Giovanni and two of his sons, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze\|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze\|Petruccio]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Jailbird]]</ref> before executing them the following day on false charges of treason.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref>

	On 31 December 1476, Lorenzo accompanied Uberto to the [[Basilica of Santa Croce]] for the unveiling of [[Andrea del Verrocchio]]'s work. Along the way, Lorenzo conversed with Uberto about the Auditore execution, telling the ''Gonfaloniere'' that he had overstepped his bounds, only to be insulted by him in response. Shortly after Lorenzo left the exposition, Uberto was killed by Giovanni's only surviving son, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio]], as revenge for betraying his family.<ref name="JJE">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Judge, Jury, Executioner]]</ref>		On 31 December 1476, Lorenzo accompanied Uberto to the [[Basilica of Santa Croce]] for the unveiling of [[Andrea del Verrocchio]]'s latest work. Along the way, Lorenzo conversed with Uberto about the Auditore execution, telling the ''Gonfaloniere'' that he had overstepped his bounds, only to be insulted by him in response. Shortly after Lorenzo left the exposition, Uberto was killed by Giovanni's only surviving son, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio]], as revenge for betraying his family.<ref name="JJE">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Judge, Jury, Executioner]]</ref>

	===Pazzi conspiracy===		===Pazzi conspiracy===

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''
			*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	While Lorenzo ruled over Florence, several parties conspired against him and the Medici family, in an effort to overthrow him and gain more power themselves. In response, Lorenzo assigned Giovanni Auditore, a close ally and an [[Assassins\|Assassin]], to investigate.<ref name="ACL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>		While Lorenzo ruled over Florence, several parties conspired against him and the Medici family, in an effort to overthrow him and gain more power themselves. In response, Lorenzo assigned Giovanni Auditore, a close ally and an [[Assassins\|Assassin]], to investigate.<ref name="ACL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''</ref>

	Giovanni successfully captured one of [[Rodrigo Borgia]]'s men, and handed him over to Lorenzo for interrogation. ~~The~~ man revealed an [[Assassination of Galeazzo Maria Sforza\|assassination plot]] to kill [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], the Duke of [[Milan]] and a powerful ally of Lorenzo's. Lorenzo then sent Giovanni to Milan in order to prevent ~~the assassination. Unfortunately, Giovanni failed, and the assassination was successful, though he did manage to retrieve an encrypted paper from the thug that led~~ the assassination.<ref name="ACL" />		In 1476, Giovanni successfully captured one of [[Rodrigo Borgia]]'s men, and handed him over to Lorenzo for interrogation. After being tortured, the man revealed an [[Assassination of Galeazzo Maria Sforza\|assassination plot]] to kill [[Galeazzo Maria Sforza]], the Duke of [[Milan]] and a powerful ally of Lorenzo's. Lorenzo then sent Giovanni to Milan in order to prevent the assassination.<ref name="ACL" />

	On 31 December 1476, Lorenzo ~~accompanied~~ [[~~Uberto Alberti~~]] to the [[Basilica of Santa Croce]] for the unveiling of [[Andrea del Verrocchio]]'s work. Along the way, Lorenzo conversed with Uberto about the Auditore ~~executions and was subsequently~~ insulted by him.<ref name="JJE">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Judge, Jury, Executioner]]</ref>		Though he arrived too late to save the Duke, Giovanni did manage to retrieve a pouch of coins stamped with the winged lion of [[Venice]] from one of Sforza's murderers. Upon traveling to the city to investigate further, Giovanni intercepted a courier and acquired an encrypted letter which he later presented to Lorenzo. Lorenzo subsequently gave the letter to [[Uberto Alberti]], the ''Gonfaloniere'' of Florence, in order to decode it, unaware that the latter had betrayed him and Giovanni and was secretly working with Rodrigo Borgia and the [[Templars]].<ref name="ACL" />

			That night, Lorenzo called another meeting with Giovanni and Uberto, where the latter falsely claimed that Father [[Antonio Maffei]] had been unable to decrypt the letter. He then suggested that the only way to learn the identity of its intended recipient was for Giovanni to deliver the letter himself. Giovanni agreed, and headed for [[Rome]] with a copy of the letter in hand.<ref name="ACL" />

			In Rome, Giovanni learned of a [[Pazzi conspiracy\|larger conspiracy]] masterminded by Rodrigo Borgia and his Templar allies,<ref name="ACL" /> though he was unable to inform Lorenzo of it, as the latter had left for the {{Wiki\|Villa Medici at Careggi\|Villa Careggi}} by the time of Giovanni's return to Florence.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - [[Paperboy]]</ref> On 28 December 1476, the Templars took advantage of Lorenzo's absence to make their first move on Florence, and had Uberto arrest Giovanni and two of his sons, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze\|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze\|Petruccio]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - [[Jailbird]]</ref> before executing them the following day on false charges of treason.<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' - [[Last Man Standing]]</ref>

			On 31 December 1476, Lorenzo accompanied Uberto to the [[Basilica of Santa Croce]] for the unveiling of [[Andrea del Verrocchio]]'s work. Along the way, Lorenzo conversed with Uberto about the Auditore execution, telling the ''Gonfaloniere'' that he had overstepped his bounds, only to be insulted by him in response. Shortly after Lorenzo left the exposition, Uberto was killed by Giovanni's only surviving son, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio]], as revenge for betraying his family.<ref name="JJE">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Judge, Jury, Executioner]]</ref>

	===Pazzi conspiracy===		===Pazzi conspiracy===
	{{Quote\|Francesco de Pazzi! I'll kill him! I'll wipe his entire family from the city! They'll be ERASED!\|Lorenzo de' Medici, after the Pazzi Conspiracy was instigated, 1478.\|Assassin's Creed II\|Wolves in Sheep's Clothing}}		{{Quote\|Francesco de Pazzi! I'll kill him! I'll wipe his entire family from the city! They'll be ERASED!\|Lorenzo de' Medici, after the Pazzi Conspiracy was instigated, 1478.\|Assassin's Creed II\|Wolves in Sheep's Clothing}}
	[[File:WiSC 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stefano da Bagnone stabbing Lorenzo]]		[[File:WiSC 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|Stefano da Bagnone stabbing Lorenzo]]
	On April ~~26,~~ 1478, ~~[[Francesco de' Pazzi]]~~ attempted to [[Pazzi conspiracy\|assassinate]] Lorenzo and his brother [[Giuliano de' Medici\|Giuliano]]~~, striving~~ to ~~become~~ the ~~ruler~~ of Florence. ~~In a frenzy~~, ~~he leaped on Giuliano and stabbed~~ him nineteen times, killing him. Lorenzo was wounded by two of the other conspirators, [[Stefano da Bagnone]] and [[Antonio Maffei]], but rapidly drew his sword in a defensive attempt to stop them.<ref name="WiSC">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Wolves in Sheep's Clothing]]</ref>		On 26 April 1478, the Templars attempted to [[Pazzi conspiracy\|assassinate]] Lorenzo and his brother [[Giuliano de' Medici\|Giuliano]] in order to take over the government of Florence. While the Medici brothers attended High Mass at the [[Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore\|Santa Maria del Fiore]],[[Francesco de' Pazzi]] attacked Giluiano, stabbing him nineteen times and killing him. Lorenzo was wounded by two of the other Templar conspirators, [[Stefano da Bagnone]] and [[Antonio Maffei]], but rapidly drew his sword in a defensive attempt to stop them.<ref name="WiSC">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Wolves in Sheep's Clothing]]</ref>

	He was quickly joined by Ezio Auditore~~, the son of the late Giovanni,~~ and the two men fought off Francesco and the Pazzi guards. After emerging victorious from the battle, they proceeded onward to the [[Palazzo Medici]] to seek sanctuary. After Lorenzo's servant [[Poliziano]] opened the gate, Lorenzo was safely tended to inside his palazzo, and Ezio continued onward to assassinate Francesco de' Pazzi on Lorenzo's request.<ref name="WiSC" />		He was quickly joined by Ezio Auditore and the two men fought off Francesco and the Pazzi guards. After emerging victorious from the battle, they proceeded onward to the [[Palazzo Medici]] to seek sanctuary. After Lorenzo's servant [[Poliziano]] opened the gate, Lorenzo was safely tended to inside his palazzo, and Ezio continued onward to assassinate Francesco de' Pazzi on Lorenzo's request.<ref name="WiSC" />

	[[File:FTTF (3).png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Lorenzo and Ezio conversing on the Ponte Vecchio]]		[[File:FTTF (3).png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Lorenzo and Ezio conversing on the Ponte Vecchio]]
	Soon after, Ezio met with Lorenzo on the [[Ponte Vecchio]]. There, Lorenzo told him how he had been saved from drowning by Ezio's father. He also gave Ezio the names of ~~several~~ Pazzi conspirators and a [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|codex]] page, which he had recovered from Francesco's archives.<ref name="FourToTheFloor" />		Soon after, Ezio met with Lorenzo on the [[Ponte Vecchio]]. There, Lorenzo told him how he had been saved from drowning by Ezio's father, and apologized for having been unable to prevent his family's execution. He also gave Ezio the names of the remaining Pazzi conspirators who had managed to flee Florence, and a [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|codex]] page, which he had recovered from Francesco's archives.<ref name="FourToTheFloor" />

	In 1479, Lorenzo's palazzo was overrun by Pazzi hitmen, though Lorenzo himself managed to retreat to safety in one of his treasure rooms. As luck would have it, Ezio had been nearby at the time and noticed the bodies of Lorenzo's servants in the courtyard. He subsequently battled his way through the palazzo, eventually finding Lorenzo, who gave Ezio permission to take whatever he wanted from the treasure room as reward.<ref name="Home Invasion">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Home Invasion]]</ref>		In 1479, Lorenzo's palazzo was overrun by Pazzi hitmen, though Lorenzo himself managed to retreat to safety in one of his treasure rooms. As luck would have it, Ezio had been nearby at the time and noticed the bodies of Lorenzo's servants in the courtyard. He subsequently battled his way through the palazzo, eventually finding Lorenzo, who gave Ezio permission to take whatever he wanted from the treasure room as reward.<ref name="Home Invasion">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Home Invasion]]</ref>
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	In 1480, Ezio successfully found and killed Jacopo de' Pazzi, therefore successfully killing all of the major Pazzi conspirators. He met with Lorenzo in the Palazzo Medici's external courtyard, and Lorenzo thanked him once again, before rewarding him with the Medici cape.<ref name="Road Trip">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Road Trip]]</ref>		In 1480, Ezio successfully found and killed Jacopo de' Pazzi, therefore successfully killing all of the major Pazzi conspirators. He met with Lorenzo in the Palazzo Medici's external courtyard, and Lorenzo thanked him once again, before rewarding him with the Medici cape.<ref name="Road Trip">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Road Trip]]</ref>

	Ezio worked as Lorenzo's personal Assassin by performing [[~~Assassination contracts\|~~assassination contracts]] – which mainly involved weeding out the few remaining minor Pazzi conspirators.<ref name="AC2">''Assassin's Creed II''</ref> In his later years, Lorenzo faced increasing backlash against his rich lifestyle. He died in 1492, nearly broke and unable to prevent [[Girolamo Savonarola]]'s rise to power in Florence.<ref name="DB" />		Ezio worked as Lorenzo's personal Assassin by performing [[assassination contracts]] – which mainly involved weeding out the few remaining minor Pazzi conspirators.<ref name="AC2">''Assassin's Creed II''</ref> In his later years, Lorenzo faced increasing backlash against his rich lifestyle. He died in 1492, nearly broke and unable to prevent [[Girolamo Savonarola]]'s rise to power in Florence.<ref name="DB" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Lorenzo de' Medici is a historical character introduced in the 2009 film ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'', where he was portrayed by [[Alex Ivanovici]]. He later appeared in the 2009 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', where Ivanovici reprised his role.		Lorenzo de' Medici is a historical character introduced in the 2009 film ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'', where he was portrayed by [[Alex Ivanovici]]. He later appeared in the 2009 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', where Ivanovici reprised his role.

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	*After awarding Ezio with the Medici cape, Lorenzo could be seen walking the streets of Florence, and could be killed. This had no impact on the story however.		*After awarding Ezio with the Medici cape, Lorenzo could be seen walking the streets of Florence, and could be killed. This had no impact on the story however.
	*Historically, as Rodrigo and Lorenzo sent their sons to the same university around the same time, and considering that [[Cesare Borgia~~\|Cesare~~]] and Giovanni de' Medici were friends during their schooldays, it is unlikely that they became enemies in reality.		*Historically, as Rodrigo Borgia and Lorenzo sent their sons to the same university around the same time, and considering that [[Cesare Borgia]] and Giovanni de' Medici were friends during their schooldays, it is unlikely that they became enemies in reality.
	*When the [[Templars]] attacked the Medici at the [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore\|Duomo]], Lorenzo seemed to defend himself pretty well against Francesco before collapsing due to his wounds. Historically, Lorenzo was never involved in any physical altercation or battle though he did fend off Francesco ~~de Pazzi~~ with a sword after Giuliano was murdered.		*When the Templars attacked the Medici at the [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore\|Duomo]], Lorenzo seemed to defend himself pretty well against Francesco de' Pazzi before collapsing due to his wounds. Historically, Lorenzo was never involved in any physical altercation or battle though he did fend off Francesco with a sword after Giuliano was murdered.
	*In the non-canonical [[Assassin's Creed II (mobile game)\|mobile adaptation]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', Lorenzo ~~de' Medici~~ is captured in 1486 by the henchmen of Francesco de' Pazzi during a ball in Florence. He is rescued by Ezio ~~Auditore~~ and provides him with Francesco's location so that the Assassin may proceed to kill Francesco.		*In the non-canonical [[Assassin's Creed II (mobile game)\|mobile adaptation]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', Lorenzo is captured in 1486 by the henchmen of Francesco de' Pazzi during a ball in Florence. He is rescued by Ezio and provides him with Francesco's location so that the Assassin may proceed to kill Francesco.
	*Historically, Lorenzo was a patron of Savonarola's before his death. Savonarola is even said to have been present at his deathbed and, according to some, to have damned Lorenzo as he died.		*Historically, Lorenzo was a patron of Savonarola's before his death. Savonarola is even said to have been present at his deathbed and, according to some, to have damned Lorenzo as he died.