Bernardo Baroncelli
Bernardo di Bandino Baroncelli (1453-1480) was a banker for the Pazzi, and one of the Pazzi conspirators who attempted to murder Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother Giuliano. He grew up learning to hate the Medici for the exile of his cousins. As one of the men whom Jacopo de' Pazzi had hired to kill the Medici brothers, he was the one who delivered the first blow to Guiliano. Baroncelli was later captured while attempting to flee to Constantinople, but he managed to escape to San Gimignano. There, Baroncelli was assassinated by Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Moments before his death, he was evidently becoming paranoid of Ezio and Lorenzo, and was found muttering to himself about how to stay safe. He fled upon catching sight of Ezio, but was nevertheless chased down and assassinated.
Final Words
Baroncelli: I knew you would come...
Ezio: Where is Jacopo?
Baroncelli: So you could do to him what you've done to me?
Ezio: There's still time for you to clear your conscience.
Baroncelli: We gather at the church when a meeting is called.
Ezio: Mi duole dover giungere a tanto. (I am sorry that it came to this.) Requiescat in Pace. (Rest in peace.)
Trivia
- In real life, Baroncelli tried to flee to Constantinople after the Pazzi conspiracy failed. However, he was arrested, sent back to Florence, and later hanged. A record of his execution can be found in a sketch of his hanging made by Leonardo da Vinci.
Gallery
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Bernardo gives out his insight on the Duomo attack
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Bernado impales Giuliano
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Bernado listens to Stefano
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Bernardo stabs Guiliano de' Medici
