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'''Vienna''' ({{Wiki|German language|German}}: ''Wien'') | '''Vienna''' ({{Wiki|German language|German}}: ''Wien'') is the capital and largest city of [[Austria]]. During the reign of the Emperor [[Maximilian I]], it was the capital of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Renaissance=== | ===Renaissance=== | ||
In the early 16th century, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sent his [[Assassin apprentices|recruits]] to Vienna to turn Maximilian against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] in [[Rome]]. They knew Maximilian had taken a beating from [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] during his last war, and discovered | In the early 16th century, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] sent his [[Assassin apprentices|recruits]] to Vienna to turn Maximilian against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] in [[Rome]]. They knew Maximilian had taken a beating from [[Switzerland|Swiss]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] during his last {{Wiki|Swabian War|war}}, and discovered that the mercenaries were now working for the Borgia as part of the [[Papal Guard]].<ref name="Slap PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#Vienna, Austria|Contracts]]: "A Slap to the Face"</ref><ref name="Slap BH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)#Vienna|Contracts]]: "A Slap to the Face"</ref> | ||
Shortly after, the Assassins found the mercenaries' leaders in a tavern, where they joined them and managed to poison their drinks | Shortly after, the Assassins found the mercenaries' leaders in a [[tavern]], where they joined them and managed to poison their drinks, knocking them out. Following this, the recruits carried their victims to Maximilian, who was angered at first but had expected it. With this, he paid the Assassins well and cut his funding to the Borgia while he investigated the incident.<ref name="Slap PL"/><ref name="Slap BH"/> | ||
The Swiss mercenary leaders were later employed as trainers by Maximilian, who also asked the Assassins to tutor his men. The Assassins accepted the offer, though they dressed up as ''condottieri'' to prevent anyone from discovering their real affiliation. Together with one of Maximilian's best knights, they trained the ''[[Landsknecht]]e'', and Maximilian promised them that they could call upon his best men if they ever needed them.<ref | The Swiss mercenary leaders were later employed as trainers by Maximilian, who also asked the Assassins to tutor his men. The Assassins accepted the offer, though they dressed up as ''condottieri'' to prevent anyone from discovering their real affiliation. Together with one of Maximilian's best knights, [[Georg von Frundsberg]], they trained the ''[[Landsknecht]]e'', and Maximilian promised them that they could call upon his best men if they ever needed them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)#Vienna, Austria|Contracts]]: "Raising an Army"</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Contracts (Italian Brotherhood)#Vienna|Contracts]]: "Raising an Army"</ref> | ||
===Austrian Empire=== | ===Austrian Empire=== | ||
By the mid-19th century, the [[Ireland|Irish]] Assassin [[Oscar Kane]] had founded his business in Vienna after making a few lucrative deals.<ref name="Chapter 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 3</ref> However, he betrayed the Assassins and started to work with the [[Austrian Rite of the Templar Order|Austrian Templars]] under the name, the "Magus", to learn their new inventions while providing information on his fellow Assassins.<ref name="Chapter 19">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 19</ref><ref name="Chapter 27">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 27</ref> In 1852, he received [[Simeon Price]], using the alias "Jack Straw", and soon became his mentor.<ref name="Chapter 03"/> While training and equipping Price,<ref name="Chapter 04">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 4</ref> he and his apprentice were invited to a winter gala hosted by Baron [[Julius Jacob von Haynau]].<ref name="Chapter 05">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 5</ref> | By the mid-19th century, the [[Ireland|Irish]] Assassin [[Oscar Kane]] had founded his business in Vienna after making a few lucrative deals.<ref name="Chapter 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 3</ref> However, he betrayed the Assassins and started to work with the [[Austrian Rite of the Templar Order|Austrian Templars]] under the name, the "Magus", to learn their new inventions while providing information on his fellow Assassins.<ref name="Chapter 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 19</ref><ref name="Chapter 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 27</ref> In 1852, he received [[Simeon Price]], using the alias "Jack Straw", and soon became his mentor.<ref name="Chapter 03"/> While training and equipping Price,<ref name="Chapter 04">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 4</ref> he and his apprentice were invited to a winter gala hosted by Baron [[Julius Jacob von Haynau]].<ref name="Chapter 05">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 5</ref> | ||
At the party, Kane and Price met with the baron, his lawyer [[Karl Mayr]], and Countess [[Konstanze von Visler]]. However, the party took an unexpected turn for Kane and his apprentice, once Simeon had to save Kane from Mayr. Quickly, Simeon used his [[Straight razor|razor]] to kill Mayr and save his mentor. After leaving the party, Kane revealed that the baron and his lawyer were Templars and they hid in plain sight to find an advantage over them.<ref name="Chapter 05"/> Following the party, Price informed his friend, the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[tailor]] [[János Libényi]], that Mayr's extortion had ended.<ref name="Chapter 06">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 6</ref> | At the party, Kane and Price met with the baron, his lawyer [[Karl Mayr]], and Countess [[Konstanze von Visler]]. However, the party took an unexpected turn for Kane and his apprentice, once Simeon had to save Kane from Mayr. Quickly, Simeon used his [[Straight razor|razor]] to kill Mayr and save his mentor. After leaving the party, Kane revealed that the baron and his lawyer were Templars and they hid in plain sight to find an advantage over them.<ref name="Chapter 05"/> Following the party, Price informed his friend, the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] [[tailor]] [[János Libényi]], that Mayr's extortion had ended.<ref name="Chapter 06">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 6</ref> | ||
By 1853, Kane and Price joined Countess von Visler at her house to view her invention and Kane's power cell. After the demonstration, Price deduced the countess was a Templar as Kane explained that they were hiding in plain sight. After a brief conversation with the countess, Price left the party and headed onto the streets of Vienna. However, he soon caught sight of his acquaintance, the butcher [[Joseph Ettenreich]], running through a crowd. Simeon then saw János with a knife as he [[Assassination attempt on Franz Joseph I of Austria|attacked]] [[Austrian Empire|Austrian Emperor]] [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph I]].<ref name="Chapter 07">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 7</ref> | By 1853, Kane and Price joined Countess von Visler at her house to view her invention and Kane's power cell. After the demonstration, Price deduced the countess was a Templar as Kane explained that they were hiding in plain sight. After a brief conversation with the countess, Price left the party and headed onto the streets of Vienna. However, he soon caught sight of his acquaintance, the butcher [[Joseph Ettenreich]], running through a crowd. Simeon then saw János with a knife as he [[Assassination attempt on Franz Joseph I of Austria|attacked]] [[Austrian Empire|Austrian Emperor]] [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph I]].<ref name="Chapter 07">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 7</ref> | ||
Quickly, Simeon and Joseph subdued the tailor, who was taken to prison for his attempt on the emperor's life. After speaking with [[Margit Libényi]], Price asked Kane to help break out Libényi and he agreed. However, their rescue attempt proved futile as Price was arrested while the tailor was hanged for his crime.<ref name="Chapter 08">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 8</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Aurora Equestrian Troupe]] made their way to the capital, where its acrobat [[Pierrette Arnaud]] performed her act and looked for Simeon. The act worked as he pushed his way to see Arnaud, only to be stopped by the ringmaster, [[Wallin|Major Wallin]].<ref name="Chapter 09">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 9</ref> | Quickly, Simeon and Joseph subdued the tailor, who was taken to prison for his attempt on the emperor's life. After speaking with [[Margit Libényi]], Price asked Kane to help break out Libényi and he agreed. However, their rescue attempt proved futile as Price was arrested while the tailor was hanged for his crime.<ref name="Chapter 08">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 8</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Aurora Equestrian Troupe]] made their way to the capital, where its acrobat [[Pierrette Arnaud]] performed her act and looked for Simeon. The act worked as he pushed his way to see Arnaud, only to be stopped by the ringmaster, [[Wallin|Major Wallin]].<ref name="Chapter 09">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 9</ref> | ||
Luckily, Arnaud had Wallin release Price as they talked about their late friend, [[Ada Lovelace]], and her last wishes. Promising to help, Price took Ada's notes from Pierrette to see if he could trust Kane to help.<ref name="Chapter 09"/> However, from recent events, Price felt uneasy about Kane's responses and chose not to seek his help. He soon met with Arnaud and told her that he could not help and that he wished to break contact with her. However, Arnaud promised to find the Magus herself and took the notes back. After meeting with Pierrette, Price told Kane that he had to leave and find himself, and Kane reluctantly granted him permission to leave. However, while leaving, Price realized from their conversation that Kane knew Price's real name.<ref name="Chapter 10">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 10</ref> | Luckily, Arnaud had Wallin release Price as they talked about their late friend, [[Ada Lovelace]], and her last wishes. Promising to help, Price took Ada's notes from Pierrette to see if he could trust Kane to help.<ref name="Chapter 09"/> However, from recent events, Price felt uneasy about Kane's responses and chose not to seek his help. He soon met with Arnaud and told her that he could not help and that he wished to break contact with her. However, Arnaud promised to find the Magus herself and took the notes back. After meeting with Pierrette, Price told Kane that he had to leave and find himself, and Kane reluctantly granted him permission to leave. However, while leaving, Price realized from their conversation that Kane knew Price's real name.<ref name="Chapter 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 10</ref> | ||
Still in Vienna, Arnaud returned home, only to find her room at the troupe ransacked. Realizing someone was after Ada's notes, she hid them in one of her corsets and convinced Wallin to start traveling again.<ref name="Chapter 11">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 11</ref> | Still in Vienna, Arnaud returned home, only to find her room at the troupe ransacked. Realizing someone was after Ada's notes, she hid them in one of her corsets and convinced Wallin to start traveling again.<ref name="Chapter 11">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 11</ref> | ||
Between the years 1858 and 1861, Arnaud and Price met again during the [[Orsini affair|bombings]] against French Emperor [[Napoleon III]],<ref name="Chapter 15">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 15</ref><ref name="Chapter 16">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 16</ref> and figured out that the Magus was Price's former mentor, Kane. They subsequently traveled to Vienna to look for him, only to find his business closed down.<ref name="Chapter 18">''Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy'' – Chapter 18</ref> | Between the years 1858 and 1861, Arnaud and Price met again during the [[Orsini affair|bombings]] against French Emperor [[Napoleon III]],<ref name="Chapter 15">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 15</ref><ref name="Chapter 16">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 16</ref> and figured out that the Magus was Price's former mentor, Kane. They subsequently traveled to Vienna to look for him, only to find his business closed down.<ref name="Chapter 18">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy]]'' – Chapter 18</ref> | ||
===Modern times=== | ===Modern times=== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 2 October 2025
Vienna (German: Wien) is the capital and largest city of Austria. During the reign of the Emperor Maximilian I, it was the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.
History[edit | edit source]
Renaissance[edit | edit source]
In the early 16th century, the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze sent his recruits to Vienna to turn Maximilian against the Borgia in Rome. They knew Maximilian had taken a beating from Swiss mercenaries during his last war, and discovered that the mercenaries were now working for the Borgia as part of the Papal Guard.[1][2]
Shortly after, the Assassins found the mercenaries' leaders in a tavern, where they joined them and managed to poison their drinks, knocking them out. Following this, the recruits carried their victims to Maximilian, who was angered at first but had expected it. With this, he paid the Assassins well and cut his funding to the Borgia while he investigated the incident.[1][2]
The Swiss mercenary leaders were later employed as trainers by Maximilian, who also asked the Assassins to tutor his men. The Assassins accepted the offer, though they dressed up as condottieri to prevent anyone from discovering their real affiliation. Together with one of Maximilian's best knights, Georg von Frundsberg, they trained the Landsknechte, and Maximilian promised them that they could call upon his best men if they ever needed them.[3][4]
Austrian Empire[edit | edit source]
By the mid-19th century, the Irish Assassin Oscar Kane had founded his business in Vienna after making a few lucrative deals.[5] However, he betrayed the Assassins and started to work with the Austrian Templars under the name, the "Magus", to learn their new inventions while providing information on his fellow Assassins.[6][7] In 1852, he received Simeon Price, using the alias "Jack Straw", and soon became his mentor.[5] While training and equipping Price,[8] he and his apprentice were invited to a winter gala hosted by Baron Julius Jacob von Haynau.[9]
At the party, Kane and Price met with the baron, his lawyer Karl Mayr, and Countess Konstanze von Visler. However, the party took an unexpected turn for Kane and his apprentice, once Simeon had to save Kane from Mayr. Quickly, Simeon used his razor to kill Mayr and save his mentor. After leaving the party, Kane revealed that the baron and his lawyer were Templars and they hid in plain sight to find an advantage over them.[9] Following the party, Price informed his friend, the Hungarian tailor János Libényi, that Mayr's extortion had ended.[10]
By 1853, Kane and Price joined Countess von Visler at her house to view her invention and Kane's power cell. After the demonstration, Price deduced the countess was a Templar as Kane explained that they were hiding in plain sight. After a brief conversation with the countess, Price left the party and headed onto the streets of Vienna. However, he soon caught sight of his acquaintance, the butcher Joseph Ettenreich, running through a crowd. Simeon then saw János with a knife as he attacked Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I.[11]
Quickly, Simeon and Joseph subdued the tailor, who was taken to prison for his attempt on the emperor's life. After speaking with Margit Libényi, Price asked Kane to help break out Libényi and he agreed. However, their rescue attempt proved futile as Price was arrested while the tailor was hanged for his crime.[12] Meanwhile, the Aurora Equestrian Troupe made their way to the capital, where its acrobat Pierrette Arnaud performed her act and looked for Simeon. The act worked as he pushed his way to see Arnaud, only to be stopped by the ringmaster, Major Wallin.[13]
Luckily, Arnaud had Wallin release Price as they talked about their late friend, Ada Lovelace, and her last wishes. Promising to help, Price took Ada's notes from Pierrette to see if he could trust Kane to help.[13] However, from recent events, Price felt uneasy about Kane's responses and chose not to seek his help. He soon met with Arnaud and told her that he could not help and that he wished to break contact with her. However, Arnaud promised to find the Magus herself and took the notes back. After meeting with Pierrette, Price told Kane that he had to leave and find himself, and Kane reluctantly granted him permission to leave. However, while leaving, Price realized from their conversation that Kane knew Price's real name.[14]
Still in Vienna, Arnaud returned home, only to find her room at the troupe ransacked. Realizing someone was after Ada's notes, she hid them in one of her corsets and convinced Wallin to start traveling again.[15]
Between the years 1858 and 1861, Arnaud and Price met again during the bombings against French Emperor Napoleon III,[16][17] and figured out that the Magus was Price's former mentor, Kane. They subsequently traveled to Vienna to look for him, only to find his business closed down.[18]
Modern times[edit | edit source]
In 1921, the German theoretical physicist Albert Einstein was photographed teaching a lecture in the city.[19]
In 2012, the Assassin Harlan Cunningham fled to Vienna after an attack from Abstergo led to the destruction of the Assassin safehouse in Florence.[20]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Contracts: "A Slap to the Face"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Contracts: "A Slap to the Face"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Contracts: "Raising an Army"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Contracts: "Raising an Army"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 3
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 19
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 27
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 4
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 5
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 6
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 7
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 8
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 9
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 10
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 11
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 15
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 16
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Engine of History – The Magus Conspiracy – Chapter 18
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Rifts: Cluster 10
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Initiates – The Desmond Files: "Great Loss"