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'''Lorenzo de' Medici''' (1 January 1449 – 9 April 1492) was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the [[Florence|Florentine Republic]] during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico) by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists, and poets. His life coincided with the high point of the early Italian Renaissance; his death marked the end of the Golden Age of Florence. The fragile peace he helped maintain between the various Italian states collapsed with his death. Lorenzo de' Medici is buried next to his brother [[ | '''Lorenzo de' Medici''' (1 January 1449 – 9 April 1492) was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the [[Florence|Florentine Republic]] during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico) by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists, and poets. His life coincided with the high point of the early Italian Renaissance; his death marked the end of the Golden Age of Florence. The fragile peace he helped maintain between the various Italian states collapsed with his death. Lorenzo de' Medici is buried next to his brother [[Giuliano de' Medici|Giuliano]] in the Medici Chapel in Florence. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early Life=== | ===Early Life=== | ||
Lorenzo was the most brilliant of Cosimo de' Medici's grandsons, and was already a successful diplomat as a child. His father, Piero, was sickly and relatively absent from Lorenzo and his brother | Lorenzo was the most brilliant of Cosimo de' Medici's grandsons, and was already a successful diplomat as a child. His father, Piero, was sickly and relatively absent from Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano's lives, but managed to significantly increase the number of those opposed to the Medici reign of Florence. Lorenzo's mother was a poet, and managed to instill in him a love of art and beauty that would greatly influence his adult lifestyle. Like his brother, he enjoyed horseback riding and jousting, but spent more time studying art and literature. | ||
===''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''=== | ===''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]''=== | ||
Revision as of 20:00, 12 February 2010
Lorenzo de' Medici (1 January 1449 – 9 April 1492) was an Italian statesman and de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic during the Italian Renaissance. Known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico) by contemporary Florentines, he was a diplomat, politician and patron of scholars, artists, and poets. His life coincided with the high point of the early Italian Renaissance; his death marked the end of the Golden Age of Florence. The fragile peace he helped maintain between the various Italian states collapsed with his death. Lorenzo de' Medici is buried next to his brother Giuliano in the Medici Chapel in Florence.
Biography
Early Life
Lorenzo was the most brilliant of Cosimo de' Medici's grandsons, and was already a successful diplomat as a child. His father, Piero, was sickly and relatively absent from Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano's lives, but managed to significantly increase the number of those opposed to the Medici reign of Florence. Lorenzo's mother was a poet, and managed to instill in him a love of art and beauty that would greatly influence his adult lifestyle. Like his brother, he enjoyed horseback riding and jousting, but spent more time studying art and literature.
Assassin's Creed: Lineage
Lorenzo de' Medici is ruling over Florence. But a conspiracy is going on, trying to overthrow the Medici dynasty. Lorenzo hires Giovanni Auditore, an Assassin, to investigate. He brings to him a man of Rodrigo Borgia. After capturing one of his guards and handing him over to Medici for answers, he reveals the plan of assassinating the Duke of Milan, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, a powerful ally of Lorenzo. He then sends Giovanni to Milan in order to prevent the assassination. Unfortunately for him, Giovanni fails, as the assassination attempt proved successful, but he retrieved a decoded paper from the thug that led the assassination.
Assassin's Creed II
Two years after Giovanni Auditore's death, Francesco de Pazzi attempts to assassinate him, though he only succeeds in killing his brother by stabbing him in the chest several times and severely injuring Lorenzo. Ezio, after consulting with La Volpe, soon comes and saves Lorenzo from Francesco by killing all of his guards, forcing Francesco to flee. Lorenzo is then escorted back to his house by Ezio, in the war-infested Florence. Lorenzo then asks Ezio to save Florence by killing Francesco, which Ezio does. Lorenzo then gives him the Medici Cape which will allow Ezio to no longer become notorious in Florence or Tuscany if worn, but guards will still chase him if he is caught committing illegal deeds. Ezio works as Lorenzo's personal assassin by performing Assassination Contracts, until Lorenzo dies in 1492 (though you can still complete the assassination contracts for him long after his death).
Lorenzo's death might be portrayed in the story at the beginning of the new level, Bonfire of the Vanities. It is unknown how will he die, but it is assumed that Savonarola will kill him in bed. This references actual events in 1492, where Savonarola visited Lorenzo's palace when he was very ill.
Trivia
- In order to ensure that the player always has the ability to complete all of the Side Missions, the player is allowed to perform assassination contracts for Lorenzo in memory sequences that take place after Lorenzo's death. The Palazzo Medici Secret Location, which features Lorenzo, can be completed after Lorenzo's death as well.
- Though the people of Florence still love him even today, Lorenzo appears to be quite unpopular with other ruling powers in Italy. Besides the Templars and the Pazzi family; he is an enemy of Girolamo Riario, Lord of Forli, and Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice. According to Lineage, the Pope does not have much goodwill towards Lorenzo. Or at least, supports Rodrigo Borgia's movement against the Medici.
- In his database entry, it is revealed that Lorenzo loved to write poetry, and this may have contributed to his downfall.