Ezio Auditore Da Firenze
- "I have lived my life to the best of my ability, but I have not been able to escape fate, anger, or pain."
- ―Ezio Auditore da Firenze[src]
Ezio Auditore da Firenze (born June 24 1459 ) was a Florentine noble during the Italian Renaissance and, unbeknownst to most historians and philosophers, a Grand Master of the Assassin Order. He was an ancestor to both Desmond Miles and Subject 16.[2]
Ezio was unaware of his Assassin heritage until the age of 17, when his father and two brothers, Federico and Petruccio, were murdered. Ezio fled his birthplace of Florence and took refuge at the Villa Auditore in the Tuscan town of Monteriggioni. Learning of his heritage from his uncle, Mario Auditore, Ezio began his Assassin training and his quest for vengeance against the Grand Master of the Templar Order, Rodrigo Borgia, who had ordered the execution of his father and two brothers. During his quest, Ezio managed to not only unite the pages of Altaïr's Codex for the first time since Domenico Auditore but also to save the cities of Florence, Venice, and Rome from the Templars' control. He ensured the future travels of Christoffa Corombo to the "New World," liberated Rome from Borgia control, and prevented the rise to power of Ercole Massimo's Cult of Hermes, helping spread the Renaissance and Assassin ideals of independence and free thought throughout Italy.
In the years that followed, Ezio began a quest to rediscover the lost history of the Order. Travelling to the aged fortress of Masyaf in order to learn more about his ancestors, he discovered the fortress overrun with Templars and made his way to the city of Constantinople to uncover the location of the Seals of Altaïr which, as he discovered, would unlock a powerful weapon when brought together.
Following the events on Constantinople, Ezio had two children: Marcello and Flavia Auditore, both which continued leading the Assassin Order after his death.