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'''Francesco Salviati Riario''' (1443 - 1479) was the Archbishop of Pisa and one of the [[Pazzi Conspiracy|Pazzi co-conspirators]]. | '''Francesco Salviati Riario''' (1443 - 1479) was the Archbishop of Pisa and one of the [[Pazzi Conspiracy|Pazzi co-conspirators]]. | ||
Francesco was convinced that he would be the next Archbishop of [[Florence]] | Francesco was convinced that he would be the next Archbishop of [[Florence]] and was enraged when [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] stood in his way. However, the [[Templars]] were present to support his cause. It was Francesco who marched his troops into the city. Afterwards, he shed his fancy garments, and traded them for the simple clothes of a farmer. The farmer was hanged, and Salviati fled to his [[Villa Salviati|villa]] in [[Tuscany]]. He was assassinated by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] with the help from [[Mario Auditore]]'s [[mercenaries]]. | ||
==Last Words== | ==Last Words== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In real life, Archbishop Salviati was the main instigator of the conspiracy | *In real life, Archbishop Salviati was the main instigator of the conspiracy, not the [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]]. He was supposed to kill the Gonfaloniere Petrucci and take hold of the [[Palazzo della Signoria]]. However, he was arrested by Petrucci, and hanged by a mob from the window of the Sala dei Duecento, next to [[Francesco de' Pazzi]]. He bit a large chunk of flesh out of Francesco's chest as he died. Afterwards, his body was cut down and desecrated. | ||
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Revision as of 01:47, 11 July 2011
Francesco Salviati Riario (1443 - 1479) was the Archbishop of Pisa and one of the Pazzi co-conspirators.
Francesco was convinced that he would be the next Archbishop of Florence and was enraged when Lorenzo de' Medici stood in his way. However, the Templars were present to support his cause. It was Francesco who marched his troops into the city. Afterwards, he shed his fancy garments, and traded them for the simple clothes of a farmer. The farmer was hanged, and Salviati fled to his villa in Tuscany. He was assassinated by the Assassin Ezio Auditore with the help from Mario Auditore's mercenaries.
Last Words
Ezio: Where is Jacopo?
Salviati: He knows you come for him... emerging only in darkness to meet with the others...
Ezio: That answers when... Now tell me where? La fede dovrebbe dare conforto, non pena. (Faith should bring comfort, not pain.) Requiescat in Pace. (Rest in peace.)
Trivia
- In real life, Archbishop Salviati was the main instigator of the conspiracy, not the Pazzi family. He was supposed to kill the Gonfaloniere Petrucci and take hold of the Palazzo della Signoria. However, he was arrested by Petrucci, and hanged by a mob from the window of the Sala dei Duecento, next to Francesco de' Pazzi. He bit a large chunk of flesh out of Francesco's chest as he died. Afterwards, his body was cut down and desecrated.