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The '''Piazza della Signoria''' was a city square in central [[Florence]], along one side of it stood the imposing ''Palazzo della Signoria''.
The '''Piazza della Signoria''' was a city square in central [[Florence]], along one side of it stood the imposing ''Palazzo della Signoria''.


A popular place for executions during the Renaissance period; three members of the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]], [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] &ndash; were exucted there in 1476, as part of the [[Knights Templar|Templar]] plot to seize the city<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>. Later, in 1498, the mob execution of [[Girolamo Savonarola]] also took place in the plaza<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities">''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>.
A popular place for executions during the Renaissance period; three members of the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]], [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] &ndash; were executed there in 1476, as part of the [[Knights Templar|Templar]] plot to seize the city<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>. Later, in 1498, the mob execution of [[Girolamo Savonarola]] also took place in the plaza<ref name="Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities">''[[Bonfire of the Vanities (DLC)|Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities]]''</ref>.


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The Piazza della Signoria was a city square in central Florence, along one side of it stood the imposing Palazzo della Signoria.

A popular place for executions during the Renaissance period; three members of the Auditore familyGiovanni, Federico and Petruccio – were executed there in 1476, as part of the Templar plot to seize the city[1]. Later, in 1498, the mob execution of Girolamo Savonarola also took place in the plaza[2].

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