Jacopo de' Pazzi

Jacopo de' Pazzi (1421-1480) was the uncle of Francesco de' Pazzi and great-uncle of Vieri de' Pazzi. He was also the head of the family bank. While Francesco led the Pazzi family in the conspiracy against the Medici and Auditore families, Jacopo described himself as "the voice of reason" of the group.

Biography

Pazzi Conspiracy

"Libertà! Libertà! Libertà! Popolo e libertà! "

―Jacopo, rallying the Pazzi supporters.

In 1478, Jacopo met with Franceco de' Pazzi, Vieri de' Pazzi, and Rodrigo Borgia in San Gimignano to discuss the details of the Pazzi conspiracy. During the meeting, Jacopo was given the responsibility to calm the people of Florence once the deed was done. Later that same year, Jacopo met with Templar loyalists in the catacombs under Santa Maria Novella. During the meeting, Jacopo voiced his concern about their enemies discovering their plot for the Medici, however his concern was quickly brushed aside by Francesco. The next day, after Francesco and the others had attacked the Medici, Jacopo rallied the Pazzi supporters in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, chanting for liberty. At that moment, Francesco's corpse was hung from the side of the Signoria and the terrified Jacopo fled Florence.

Refuge in Tuscany and death

"I can... fix this. Only... spare me...."

―Jacopo pleading with Rodrigo just before his death.

Upon fleeing Florence, Jacopo took refuge in San Gimignano along with his co-conspirators: Bernardo Baroncelli, Stefano da Bagnone, Francesco Salviati and Antonio Maffei. Having a vast range of resources, Jacopo hid himself well in San Gimignano, however, his co-conspirators lacked what he had, and were eventually hunted down and killed by Ezio Auditore, but not before each of them had given the Assassin a piece of information regarding Jacopo's whereabouts. In 1480, Ezio used the information that he had gathered from Jacopo's co-conspirators to locate him in front of a church. Jacopo traveled to the Antico Teatro Romano with Ezio tailing him and met with Rodrigo Borgia and one of their Venitian conspirators, Emilio Barbarigo. Jacopo tried to explain their failure in Florence, however Rodrigo would not listen and stabbed Jacopo in the chest, and then through the throat, leaving him for dead. Rodrigo then called on his men to capture Ezio, who was hiding behind a nearby pillar, and told them to kill him. Ezio fought off the guards and made his way to Jacopo and ended his suffering.

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: (Gags and then dies)

Historical Information

Jacopo de Pazzi was beaten up in April 27, 1478 by the citizens of Castagno de San Godemar before being handed over to Florence. On April 28, he was hanged from the same tower window as Francesco and Archbishop Salviati. After he was hanged for a while, the angry mob threw him from the window, dragged his naked body through the streets of Florence, and tossed him off the Ponte Vecchio into the river Arno. His corpse floated down the river for all to see. After this posthumous torture, he was buried at Santa Croce, also called the Pazzi Chapel.

Gallery

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  Jacopo takes the Templar pledge with Vieri, Francesco and Rodrigo.
• Jacopo listens to Stefano da Bagnone.
  Jacopo listens to Stefano da Bagnone.
• Jacopo reveals a flaw in the Duomo attack plan.
  Jacopo reveals a flaw in the Duomo attack plan.
• Jacopo rallies the crowd
  Jacopo rallies the crowd
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  Jacopo trying to reason with Rodrigo
• Jacobo stabbed in the neck by Rodrigo Borgia
  Jacobo stabbed in the neck by Rodrigo Borgia
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  Ezio ends Jacopo's suffering

Videos

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