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The '''diaries''' of [[Maria Auditore da Firenze]] were autobiographical accounts of her life during the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]]. Beginning when she was the young daughter of the [[Mozzi family]], Maria continued writing after meeting and marrying [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]], leading to a multi-volume diary that became one of the most famous historical sources of the time period.<ref name="AC2 Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Database: Maria Auditore (Assassin's Creed II)]]</ref><ref name="ACB Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[Database: Maria Auditore (Brotherhood)]]</ref> | The '''diaries''' of [[Maria Auditore da Firenze]] were autobiographical accounts of her life during the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]]. Beginning when she was the young daughter of the [[Mozzi family]], Maria continued writing after meeting and marrying [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]], leading to a multi-volume diary that became one of the most famous historical sources of the time period.<ref name="AC2 Database">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Database: Maria Auditore (Assassin's Creed II)]]</ref><ref name="ACB Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[Database: Maria Auditore (Brotherhood)]]</ref> | ||
==Content and | ==Content and legacy== | ||
{{Quote|I grow tired of these walls that surround me and am bored with safety. Now, is the time to make a decision: I will go out there and see what my life may truly be.|Excerpt from a 1448 entry.|Assassin's Creed II|Database: Maria Auditore (Assassin's Creed II)}} | {{Quote|I grow tired of these walls that surround me and am bored with safety. Now, is the time to make a decision: I will go out there and see what my life may truly be.|Excerpt from a 1448 entry.|Assassin's Creed II|Database: Maria Auditore (Assassin's Creed II)}} | ||
The diaries detailed the life of a young noblewoman, as she opened a bakery in the courtyard of her family palazzo, which she quickly turned into a gathering place for artists. The volumes continue for decades, describing her meeting her future husband, her patronage of several up-and-coming artists and her trials as a mother,<ref name="AC2 Database" /> abruptly stopping in 1476.<ref name="ACB Database"/> That year, after the arrest and subsequent execution of her husband and two of her sons, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]], during which she was mistreated by the [[Florence|Florentine]] [[Soldier|guards]], she entered a semi-catatonic state and ceased writing.<ref name="ACB Database"/> | The diaries detailed the life of a young noblewoman, as she opened a bakery in the courtyard of her family palazzo, which she quickly turned into a gathering place for artists. The volumes continue for decades, describing her meeting her future husband, her patronage of several up-and-coming artists and her trials as a mother,<ref name="AC2 Database" /> abruptly stopping in 1476.<ref name="ACB Database"/> That year, after the arrest and subsequent execution of her husband and two of her sons, [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]], during which she was mistreated by the [[Florence|Florentine]] [[Soldier|guards]], she entered a semi-catatonic state and ceased writing.<ref name="ACB Database"/> | ||
Revision as of 03:06, 19 June 2025
The diaries of Maria Auditore da Firenze were autobiographical accounts of her life during the Italian Renaissance. Beginning when she was the young daughter of the Mozzi family, Maria continued writing after meeting and marrying Giovanni Auditore da Firenze, leading to a multi-volume diary that became one of the most famous historical sources of the time period.[1][2]
Content and legacy
The diaries detailed the life of a young noblewoman, as she opened a bakery in the courtyard of her family palazzo, which she quickly turned into a gathering place for artists. The volumes continue for decades, describing her meeting her future husband, her patronage of several up-and-coming artists and her trials as a mother,[1] abruptly stopping in 1476.[2] That year, after the arrest and subsequent execution of her husband and two of her sons, Federico and Petruccio, during which she was mistreated by the Florentine guards, she entered a semi-catatonic state and ceased writing.[2]
The diaries were highly regarded by historians as important primary sources for life in Florence during the Renaissance, being translated by several notable scholars and currently on display at the Uffizi Gallery.[1][2] The abrupt end of Maria's writings left historians disappointed, as they could not find any clear explanation for why she ceased writing.[1]
Appearences
- Assassin's Creed II (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mentioned in Database entry only)