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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]] – [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]], [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] – were | A popular place for executions during the [[Renaissance]] period; three members of the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]] – [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]], [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] – were executed there in 1476, as part of the [[Templars|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 family – Giovanni, 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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