User:Barnabas Hale/Minor articles from Project Legacy

Here are articles for minor objects or characters appearing in Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy which have no articles on this wiki. Unless otherwise specified, all backgrounds are taken from historical source, not from the point-of-view from the AC universe.

Characters

Charles V

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) is the grandson of Ferdinand II of Aragon. When he is known as Charles I, he succeeded his grandfather's throne in 1515 and ruled Spain together with his mother Joanna the Mad. Aragon originally controlled Milan, but it was annexed to France shortly before he became king, hence he was determined to take back Italy, leading to a series of Italian Wars. He later succeeded his paternal grandfather Maximilian's throne as the Holy Roman Emperor. In his later life he abdicated and retired to a monastery in Extremadura, Spain, where he died at 58 to malaria.

Alfonso I d'Este

Alfonso I d'Este (21 July 1476 – 31 October 1534) succeeded the Duchy of Ferrara after his father's death. His second marriage is to Lucrezia Borgia, a political marriage arranged by his father. He is thus the third husband of Lucrezia Borgia (after Giovanni Sforza and Alfonso of Aragon). As revealed in The Da Vinci Disappearance, Lurcezia left her lover Patrizio after her father's death to move and live with Alfonso.

Ercole I d'Este

Ercole I d'Este (26 October 1431 – 15 June 1505) is the Duke of Ferrara. He is notable for fighting for Ferrara's independence against Giovanni Mocenigo, the Doge of Venice, in the Salt War. He reluctantly agreed to the marriage of his son Alfonso to Lucrezia Borgia, a marriage that brought notable territorial donations and better relationship with the Papal states during the Italian Wars.

Isabella D'Este

Isabella d'Este (19 May 1474 – 13 February 1539) is the daughter of Ercole I d'Este and the Marchesa of Mantua, Italy. She is married to Francesco Gonzaga at 16, who would later have an affair with Lucrezia Borgia.

Ferdinand II of Aragon

Ferdinand II of Aragon (10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516) is the King of Aragon and the husband of Isabella I of Castile. He is the grandfather of Charles V and father-in-law to Henry VIII (via Catherine of Aragon). He formed the Holy League with Pope Julius II in an attempt to drive the French force, occupying Italy after emerging victorious in the Battle of Agnadello, out of Italy. The league was successful, and Italy is returned to Sforza rule, but the French would later once again occupy Italy in later Italian Wars.

Archduke Francis Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) is the descendent of Este family and the heir of Austria Hungary throne. He is most notable in history for his assassination in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, which would later trigger the World War I.

François Ier

Francis I of France (12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) is the King of France during the early periods of renaissance. His tie to Italian history was probably during 1536 to 1546, where he fought two wars (known as Italian Wars) with Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to wrestle control of Italy. Although the French force lost in the first war, Francis luckily succeeded in the second war where he was fighting with both Charles V and Henry VIII of England.

Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici

Giovanni de' Medici(29 September 1544 – 20 November 1562) is the second son of Cosimo I de' Medici the Younger. He became a cardinal at the age of 17. At 19 he died of malaria.

Henry VIII

Henry VIII of England (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) is the King of England. He is notable in Italian history for fighting in the 1542 Italian Wars against Francis I shortly before he die of obesity.

Piero I de' Medici

Piero I de' Medici(1416 – December 2, 1469) is the father of Lorenzo de' Medici and Giuliano de' Medici. He is the son of Cosimo de' Medici the Elder and is the ruler of Florence at his time. During his time as a leader he survived a coup led by Ercole d'Este, and won a war against Venice caused by Florence's support to the newly-appointed Duke of Milan Francesco I Sforza. He died of gout and lung disease at the age of 53.

Paintings

Cain and Abel

"Cain and Abel" is a painting by Titian drawn around 1570. It depicts the biblical scene of the murder of Abel by his brother Cain. It is currently being displayed in Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.

Tarquin and Lucrezia

"Tarquin and Lucrezia", better known as "Rape of Lucretia", is a painting by Titian drawn between 1568 and 1571. The painting draws on the story described in both Ovid's Fasti and Livy's history of Rome. In 509 BC, Sextus Tarquinius, son of Tarquin, the king of Rome, raped Lucretia (Lucrece), wife of Collatinus, one of the king's aristocratic retainers. As a result, Lucrece committed suicide. It is currently being displayed in Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK.

The Three Ages of Man

"The Three Ages of Man" is a painting by Titian. Painted between early 1512 and 1514, it shows the three stages of life as seen by Titian: 3 babies representing childhood, a pair of young and fit lover representing youth, and an old man looking at 2 skulls in the background depicting old age and death. It is currently on display in the National Gallery of Scotland.

The Worship of Venus

"The Worship of Venus" is an oil painting by Titian completed between 1518-1520. It describes a Roman rite of worship conducted in honour of the goddess Venus each 1 April. It is currently stored in Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.

Items

Acetum

Acetum is the historical name for vinegar, commonly used in a lot of alchemy, medical and pharmaceutical processes.

Alkahest

Alkahest is a non-existent, hypothetical universal solvent that can dissolve anything, including gold. This lead to the proposal of the Alkahest Paradox: If it can dissolve anything, then there would be no container capable of holding such a solvent.

Aludel

An aludel is a subliming pot used in alchemy and medieval chemistry.

Ether

Ether is an organic compound with an oxygen atom between two alkyl chains. When inhaled, it is anesthetic and was used in surgery during the renaissance. However, overusing ether would cause respiratory failure. If ingested, a coma may occur due to ether's volatile property. 1 to 2 ounces of ether, when ingested, is fatal.

Laudanum

Laudanum is a brown and extremely bitter liquid. It contains 10% opium and hence 1% of morphine by weight. It can be used as a poison by overdosing the target with moprhine, which would require 100 would 150 mg of morphine for an adult if ingested orally. Since morphine is anesthetic, it is used in surgery in renaissance times.

M1917 Revolver

The M1917 Revolver is a .45 ACP six-shot revolver used by the US Army during the 1917 to the 1950's in supplement to the common M1911 pistol.

Spirit of Hartshorn

Spirit of Hartshorn, or smelling salts, are used since Roman times to arouse unconscious people: Ammonia gas released by the salts will trigger an inhalation reflex when inhaled. It is named spirits of hartshorn because in earlier times it is obtained by distilling a hart's (deer's) horn.

Visconti-Sforza Tarot

The Visconti-Sforza Tarot is the oldest deck of tarot known, found in the 15th century. It is named so due to its tendency to depict nobles from the Visconti and Sforza family on the cards. Il Diavolo, La Toree, Tre Di Spade and Fante Di Denari tranlates to "The Devil", "The Tower", "Three of Spades" and "Fool of Denari" respectively.

Vitriol

Vitriol is the historical name for sulphuric acid. It is notable during the renaissance for its inability to react with gold, which is the desired product of alchemy.

.303 SMLE

The .303 SMLE is the rifle used by the British army during the first half of the 20th century. SMLE stands for "Short, Magazine, Lee-Enfield".