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Jacopo de' Pazzi (1421-1480) was the | Jacopo de' Pazzi (1421-1480) was the uncle of [[Francesco de' Pazzi]] and great-uncle of [[Vieri de' Pazzi]]. While Francesco led the [[Pazzi|Pazzi family]] in the conspiration against the de' Medici and Auditore families, Jacopo describes himself as "the voice of reason" of the group. | ||
Jacopo is first seen in [[Tuscany]] with his | Jacopo is first seen in [[Tuscany]] with his nephew Francesco, his great-nephew Vieri, and the Spaniard [[Rodrigo Borgia]], grandmaster of the [[Knights Templar]]. His next sighting is at a meeting in the Santa Maria Novella in [[Florence]], where he and Francesco are talking to four Templar hitmen hired to kill [[Lorenzo de' Medici]]. Jacopo is also seen in Florence after Francesco's death where he is on horseback and inciting the people to shout liberty. He sees Francesco's body hanging from a tower. Knowing that the plan to take over Florence has failed, he flees the city and escapes. | ||
Ezio | [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] tracks Jacopo to a meeting with the other Templar conspirators in the Antico Teatro Romano near [[San Gimignano]]. Here, Jacopo is lectured severely and then stabbed in the chest by Rodrigo Borgia and [[Emilio Barbarigo]]. When Jacopo pleads for mercy, Borgia instead stabs a sword through his neck. Jacopo is left barely alive, and Ezio, after fighting off a group of Templar soldiers set by Borgia to kill him, approaches Jacopo and uses the hidden blade to put him out of his misery. | ||
== Final Words == | == Final Words == | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 10 January 2010
Jacopo de' Pazzi (1421-1480) was the uncle of Francesco de' Pazzi and great-uncle of Vieri de' Pazzi. While Francesco led the Pazzi family in the conspiration against the de' Medici and Auditore families, Jacopo describes himself as "the voice of reason" of the group.
Jacopo is first seen in Tuscany with his nephew Francesco, his great-nephew Vieri, and the Spaniard Rodrigo Borgia, grandmaster of the Knights Templar. His next sighting is at a meeting in the Santa Maria Novella in Florence, where he and Francesco are talking to four Templar hitmen hired to kill Lorenzo de' Medici. Jacopo is also seen in Florence after Francesco's death where he is on horseback and inciting the people to shout liberty. He sees Francesco's body hanging from a tower. Knowing that the plan to take over Florence has failed, he flees the city and escapes.
Ezio Auditore da Firenze tracks Jacopo to a meeting with the other Templar conspirators in the Antico Teatro Romano near San Gimignano. Here, Jacopo is lectured severely and then stabbed in the chest by Rodrigo Borgia and Emilio Barbarigo. When Jacopo pleads for mercy, Borgia instead stabs a sword through his neck. Jacopo is left barely alive, and Ezio, after fighting off a group of Templar soldiers set by Borgia to kill him, approaches Jacopo and uses the hidden blade to put him out of his misery.
Final Words
Jacopo: (gasping).
Ezio: Vai, amico, libero da fardelli e paure. (Go forward friend, unburdened and unafraid.) Requiescat in Pace. (Rest in peace.)
Jacopo: (gasping).
The Real Life Jacopo de Pazzi
Jacopo de Pazzi was actually the uncle of Francesco. He was beaten up in April 27, 1478 by the citizens of Castagno de San Godemar and handed to Florence. On April 28, he was hung from the same tower window as Francesco and the Archbishop Salviati. After he was hung for a while, the angry mob threw his body out the window, then they dragged his naked body through the streets of Florence, and then they threw his body into the river Arno off the Ponte Vecchio. His body floated down the river for all to see. After this posthumous torture he was buried at Santa Croce, also called the Pazzi Chapel.