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Maria Auditore da Firenze (née de' Mozzi) was the mother of wife of Giovanni Auditore, a prominent Florentine banker and member of the Order of Assassins, and the mother of three sons – Federico, Ezio and Petruccio – and a daughter named Claudia. Born into the noble de' Mozzi family, Maria liked to mix with "real citizens" when she was younger, leading her to a chance meeting with the man who would become her husband. As part of the Auditore family she continued to fraternise with the lower classes, developing a working relationship with the artist Leonardo da Vinci.

Aware of her husband's allegiances to the Assassins, Maria kept it a secret from her children up to his death, and upon her grieving silence did not mention it either.

Biography

Assassin's Creed: Lineage

In 1476 Maria Auditore da Firenze lived happily with her husband, three sons and daughter in the heart of the city. Close to the de' Medici family, Maria was by this time aware of her husband's duties as an assassin, and would dress his wounds should he recieve them.

With their second son, Ezio, then seventeen Maria felt it time for Giovanni to tell him of his heritage.

Assassin's Creed II

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Maria Auditore in Assassin's Creed: Lineage.

The day following Ezio's fight with Vieri de' Pazzi on the Florentine bridge, Maria had him walk with her to collect a number of comissioned paintings from the artist Leonardo da Vinci, introducing the two in the process. She then remained at home until the arrival of the city guards in the evening, who took away her husband and sons whilst assaulting Claudia and herself. When Ezio finally return home he discovered that his mother's assault had shocked her into silence, but nonetheless directed the house maid to take Maria and Claudia to a safe location, where they waited for news.

The next day Ezio returned, wearing the robes of his father and bringing the fateful news of the executio; she then followed Ezio and Claudia to the Villa Auditore in the town of Monteriggioni. Arriving in the city, Maria took up residence in the Villa, refusing to speak and constantly prying over the feathers her youngest son, Petruccio, used to collect. Eventually though, after Ezio had collected one-hundred white feathers for his mother to watch over she spoke once more, thanking Ezio for not forgetting about her.

As a reward for his collection of the feathers, Maria bestowed upon Ezio a cloak embossed with the Auditore family crest.

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-'''Maria Auditore da Firenze&nbsp;'''(born '''Maria&nbsp;de' Mozzi''')&nbsp;is the mother of [[Ezio]] and the wife of [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]]. As well as being an ancestor of Subject 16 (evidenced by the fact Ezio is the earliest link between Desmond and 16, and Giovanni is an ancestor of Desmond) She is from a great noble family of [[Florence]]. She likes to mix with the "real citizens", and that is how she met Giovanni. She is portrayed by [[Claudia Ferri]] in both ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]'' and is voiced by [[Ellen David]]. She is an ancestor of [[Desmond Miles]]
+'''Maria Auditore da Firenze&nbsp;'''(''née'' de' Mozzi)&nbsp;was the mother of wife of [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]], a prominent [[Florence|Florentine]] banker and member of the [[Assassins|Order of Assassins]], and the mother of three sons &ndash; [[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] &ndash; and a daughter named [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia]]. Born into the noble de' Mozzi family, Maria liked to mix with "real citizens" when she was younger, leading her to a chance meeting with the man who would become her husband. As part of the Auditore family she continued to fraternise with the lower classes, developing a working relationship with the artist [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
+Aware of her husband's allegiances to the Assassins, Maria kept it a secret from her children up to his death, and upon her grieving silence did not mention it either.
 ==Biography==
 ===[[Assassin's Creed: Lineage]]===
-Maria Auditore is a noblewoman living during the Renaissance (15th century) in Italy. She is the wife of Giovanni Auditore, an [[Assassin]]. She seems to be the only one in her family to know it.
+In 1476 Maria Auditore da Firenze lived happily with her husband, three sons and daughter in the heart of the city. Close to the de' Medici family, Maria was by this time aware of her husband's duties as an assassin, and would dress his wounds should he recieve them.
+With their second son, Ezio, then seventeen Maria felt it time for Giovanni to tell him of his heritage.
 ===[[Assassin's Creed II]]===
 [[File:Marialieage1.png|thumb|left|Maria Auditore in ''Assassin's Creed: Lineage''.]]
-The day after Ezio's scuffle, Maria has him walk with her to pick up some paintings from an artist, who turns out to be none other than Leonardo da Vinci. After the tragedy that befalls on the Auditore family at the beginning of the game, she is protected by Ezio along with her daughter, Claudia. Claudia reports that when the guards came for Giovanni, Maria tried to stop them. She implies that the guards did something traumatic enough to make her go into shock. What they did exactly is not revealed, though rape is a probability, but she refuses to talk to anyone. Despite her seeming breakdown, she is still able to travel at least as far as Mario's estate on foot. Once there, she confines herself to her bedroom and, according to Claudia, can't stop looking at the feathers that Pertruccio used to collect.
+The day following Ezio's fight with [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] on the Florentine bridge, Maria had him walk with her to collect a number of comissioned paintings from the artist [[Leonardo da Vinci]], introducing the two in the process. She then remained at home until the arrival of the city guards in the evening, who took away her husband and sons whilst assaulting Claudia and herself. When Ezio finally return home he discovered that his mother's assault had shocked her into silence, but nonetheless directed the house maid to take Maria and Claudia to a safe location, where they waited for news.
-After bringing her 50 feathers, Ezio is told by his uncle Mario that his mother is "gone" and he needs to accept that.
-After bringing her 100 feathers, Ezio hugs his mother and she finally speaks, thanking Ezio for "not forgetting" her. She then moves from kneeling at the bed and praying, to sitting on a bench and smiling.
+The next day Ezio returned, wearing the robes of his father and bringing the fateful news of the executio; she then followed Ezio and Claudia to the [[Villa Auditore]] in the town of [[Monteriggioni]]. Arriving in the city, Maria took up residence in the Villa, refusing to speak and constantly prying over the feathers her youngest son, [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]], used to collect. Eventually though, after Ezio had collected one-hundred white feathers for his mother to watch over she spoke once more, thanking Ezio for not forgetting about her.
+As a reward for his collection of the feathers, Maria bestowed upon Ezio a cloak embossed with the Auditore family crest.
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