Pietro Rossi

"I love you so. I want to sing it to the heavens."

―Pietro professing his love to Lucrezia Borgia.

Pietro Rossi (1470 - unknown) was a stage performer and one of Lucrezia Borgia's lovers.

Biography

Relationship with Lucrezia

As of 1500, Pietro was engaged in a relationship with Lucrezia Borgia, the daughter of Pope Alexander VI. However, due to Lucrezia's brother Cesare Borgia being known for his jealous rages they kept their relationship a secret. In order to allow him to visit her easily and unnoticed, Lucrezia gave Pietro a key to the side door of the heavily-guarded Castel Sant'Angelo.

On one of Pietro's visits, Lucrezia instructed a guard to spy on the two of them as Pietro kissed her and openly confessed his love for her. After Pietro left, Lucrezia then told the guard to inform her brother of their relationship, wishing to purposefully make Cesare jealous.

Colosseum Passion play

In 1503, Cesare sent his personal assassin Micheletto Corella to kill Pietro during the Passion play in the Colosseo, in which Pietro was Jesus Christ. Unbeknownst to Pietro, Micheletto had infiltrated the cast and planned to stab Pietro to death in an "accident," under the guise of his role.

During the Crucifixion act, the play was interrupted by the Assassin Ezio Auditore, who intended to kill Micheletto before he could assassinate Pietro. Despite this, Micheletto had poisoned the wine that Pietro drank earlier in the act.

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The doctor examines Pietro

Foregoing his planned assassination, much to Micheletto's surprise, Ezio instead rushed Pietro away from the fight to the nearest doctor for treatment.

After Pietro appeared to be recovering from the poison, Ezio demanded that he give him the key to the Castel Sant'Angelo. As Pietro protested that he was only a "poor actor", Ezio revealed that Cesare knew of his and Lucrezia's affair, to which Pietro finally handed over the key.

Trivia

• In the novelization of Brotherhood, Pietro is called Pietro Benintendi.
• The way Ezio carried Pietro away from the Passion play is an almost exact reenactment of Michelangelo's Pietà.
• If you view Pietro in Eagle Vision, the fake crown of thorns he's wearing turns gold.

Gallery

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  Pietro and Lucrezia in the Castel Sant'Angelo
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  Pietro as Jesus Christ
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  Pietro on the stage of the Passion play
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  Ezio carrying Pietro to safety
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  Pietro and Ezio at the doctor's

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood