Francesco de' Pazzi

Francesco de' Pazzi (1444-1478) is the father of Vieri de' Pazzi and one of the Pazzi conspirators. He is the third assassination target of Ezio. He is also secretly a Templar. Apart from that, he was also one of Florence's wealthiest nobles. He hated the Medici family and the rising middle class with a passion.

Assassin's Creed II

He is first seen discussing with Rodrigo Borgia, along with his son and his uncle, Jacopo de' Pazzi, in San Gimignano about the murder of the Medici brothers. He is later seen in a chamber underneath the Santa Maria Novella church in Florence, discussing with his uncle and the Pazzi Conspirators about the assassination of Lorenzo de' Medici and Giuliano. He is seen as being very confident that their mission will be a success, but Jacopo warns him that confidence led to the death of his son, who was killed by Ezio. During the High Mass at the Duomo, he violently stabs Lorenzo's brother, Giuliano, 19 times in the chest, leading to his death. He then tries to kill Lorenzo, but Ezio fights him off, which forces him to flee. He and Jacopo's soldiers attack Florence. He is later seen trying to invade the Palazzo della Signoria to "persuade" the officials to make the Pazzi the leaders of Florence when Ezio appears again. Ezio manages to fight off Francesco's guards, forcing Francesco to flee. Ezio kills him, however, and his naked body is hung over the Palazzo della Signoria by angry Florentines while Jacopo agitates the citizens, causing Jacopo to flee Florence.

Final Words

Ezio: Now Firenze will judge you for what you've done.

Francesco: It's over... It's all over...

Ezio: Meglio essere felici in questa vita che aspirare a esserlo nella prossima. (Better to be content in this life, than aspire to it in the next) Requiescat in Pace. (Rest in peace)

Trivia

• It is peculiar that Vieri is Francesco's son, as the latter had to have been 10 when Vieri was born.
• It might be that Francesco de' Pazzi had a daughter as well. Hinted in the game's start, "Boys will be boys" Ezio comments "Your sister seemed quite satisfied with the handling I gave her earlier" to Vieri de' Pazzi just before their fight.
• In real life, Francesco de Pazzi was dragged from the Palazzo Pazzi and then hanged from the tower of the Palazzo della Signoria on April 26, 1478. His body was then cut down and desecrated.
• In real life, Francesco de Pazzi was reputed to have stabbed himself in the thigh accidentally, while killing Guliano de Medici in a frenzy.
• Francesco de Pazzi's body was hung naked from the Palazzo della Signoria. His stomach was cut open and his intestines fell out. This was replicated by Hannibal Lector in the movie "Hannibal", when he killed a Florentine police detective, who was a direct descendant of the Pazzi family, in the same way his ancestor died.
• Francesco de Pazzi's facial features resemble Zak Dingle of Emmerdale.

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