Jacopo de' Pazzi

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Jacopo de' Pazzi (1421 - 1480) was an affluent Florentine noble and a member of the Templar Order.

Jacopo belonged to the noble Pazzi family, which he maintained a chief role in and operated the family banking enterprise. He was an uncle to Vieri de' Pazzi and also the great-uncle of Francesco de' Pazzi.

An associate of Lorenzo de' Medici, Jacopo had nothing against the Prince personally, and therefore commissioned four Templar assassins to murder Lorenzo in 1478.

Biography

Pazzi Conspiracy

"Libertà! Libertà! Libertà! Popolo e libertà! (Liberty! Liberty! Liberty! People and liberty!)"

―Jacopo endeavors to ease the civilians at the Palazzo della Signoria.

In 1478, Jacopo met with fellow Templar conspirators Francesco de' Pazzi, Vieri de' Pazzi, and Templar Grand Master Rodrigo Borgia within San Gimignano. The group discussed the details of the Pazzi conspiracy, and Jacopo was given the responsibility of easing the Florentine civilians once the deed was done.

The meeting was concluded after the group took the Templar pledge together, and all of the conspirators departed from the city, except Vieri. Vieri remained in the city, but was later killed by the Assassin Ezio Auditore, who infiltrated San Gimignano alongside his uncle's mercenaries. Ezio had also eavesdropped on the meeting, and overheard the Templars' plans.

Later that same year of 1478, Jacopo convened with Templar loyalists inside of the catacombs beneath Santa Maria Novella, with the meeting once again being conducted by Rodrigo. During the meeting, Jacopo vocalized his concerns regarding the capabilities of their enemies. However, his concern was swiftly brushed aside by Francesco, who vowed to Rodrigo that the operation would succeed.

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Jacopo rallies the Pazzi supporters.

The following morning, once Francesco and the others conspirators had attacked the Medici, Jacopo rallied the Pazzi supporters in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, chanting for liberty.

To Jacopo's astonishment, Francesco's body was then flung over a side of the Palazzo, while Medici supporters cheered from above. Paranoid, Jacopo immediately fled the city on horseback, seeking sanctity in San Gimignano.

Refuge in San Gimignano and death

Ezio: "I've been sent from Firenze by Il Magnifico to attend to some unfinished business. I'm looking for Jacopo de' Pazzi."

Mario: "Ha... Who isn't? We've been at it for days."

—Ezio and Mario discuss Jacopo's escape.

Upon fleeing from Florence, Jacopo took refuge in San Gimignano along with his co-conspirators: Bernardo Baroncelli, Stefano da Bagnone, Francesco Salviati, and Antonio Maffei. Having a vast range of resources, Jacopo hid himself well within the city; however, his co-conspirators lacked his assets, and were ultimately hunted down and assassinated by Ezio Auditore. Through these assassinations, Ezio ascertained the location of a Templar meeting Jacopo was preparing to attend.

In 1480, Ezio used that information to locate Jacopo in front of a church within the city. Jacopo traveled to an ancient Roman theater, while the Assassin tailed there. Eventually arriving at the theater, Ezio remained towards the back of the area, and observed as Jacopo met with Rodrigo and Emilio Barbarigo, a Venetian Templar.

Jacopo attempts to reason with Rodrigo.

Tentative, Jacopo attempted to convey an explanation regarding their failure in Florence. Despite his attempts though, Rodrigo refused Jacopo's reasoning, and stabbed him in the abdomen with a stiletto. However, Jacopo remained standing and pleaded for Emilio to spare him.

Rankled, Emilio angrily shoved Jacopo to the ground, and subsequently, Rodrigo brandished his blade and thrust it through Jacopo's neck, leaving him for dead. Turning towards the crowd, Rodrigo then called on his men to capture and kill Ezio, before departing from the theater with Emilio. Despite opposition, however, Ezio vanquished the guards, and then made his way to the stage, where he ended Jacopo's suffering with his hidden blade.

Final words

• Jacopo: (Gasping)
• Ezio: Vai, amico, libero da fardelli e paure. (Go forward, friend, unburdened and unafraid.) Requiescat in Pace. (Rest in peace.)

Trivia

• Historically, Jacopo was hurled through a window by an enraged Florentine mob after the failed Pazzi conspiracy. He was then dragged nude through the streets, and then, to finish him off, the mob flung Jacopo into the Arno River.

Gallery

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  Jacopo takes the Templar pledge with Vieri, Francesco, and Rodrigo.
• Jacopo listens to Stefano during the meeting.
  Jacopo listens to Stefano during the meeting.
• Jacopo reveals a flaw in the Duomo attack plan.
  Jacopo reveals a flaw in the Duomo attack plan.
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  Jacopo trying to reason with Rodrigo
• Jacopo stabbed in the neck by Rodrigo Borgia
  Jacopo stabbed in the neck by Rodrigo Borgia
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  Ezio ends Jacopo's suffering

Source

• Assassin's Creed II

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