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.
Jacopo was first seen by Ezio in Tuscany with his nephew Francesco, his great-nephew Vieri, and the Spaniard Rodrigo Borgia, Grand Master of the Knights Templar. His next sighting was at a meeting in the Santa Maria Novella in Florence, where he and Francesco were talking to four Templar hitmen hired to kill Lorenzo de' Medici. Jacopo was later seen in Florence after Francesco's death where he was on horseback and was inciting the people to shout for liberty. After he saw Francesco's body hanging from a tower, he knew that the plan to take over Florence had failed. He then fled the city and escaped.
Ezio Auditore da Firenze later tracked Jacopo to a meeting with the other Templar conspirators in the Antico Teatro Romano near San Gimignano. Here, Jacopo was lectured severely and then stabbed in the chest by Rodrigo Borgia and Emilio Barbarigo. When Jacopo pled for mercy, Rodrigo instead stabbed a sword through his neck. Jacopo was left barely alive, until Ezio, after he fought off a group of Templar soldiers set by Borgia to kill him, approached Jacopo and used the Hidden Blade to end 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 Jacopo
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 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.
Trivia
- He is the only character in Assassin's Creed II ever shown to be riding a horse inside a city.
Gallery
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Jacopo listens to Stefano da Bagnone.
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Jacopo reveals a flaw in the Duomo attack plan.
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Jacopo rallies the crowd
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Ezio ends Jacopo's suffering
