Manuel Palaiologos

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"...I am not the only one with this vision, Assassin. The dream of our Order is universal. Ottoman, Byzantine... these are only labels. Costumes and facades. Beneath these trappings, all Templars are part of the same family."

―Manuel to Ezio Auditore in 1512

Manuel Palaiologos (c. 1455 – March 1512)

Biography

Early life

Manuel was born circa 1455, two years after the Fall of Constantinople, as an heir to the Byzantine throne. He lived with his family in Morea, but they fled in 1460 to Corfu. The family later traveled to Rome, where his father, Thomas Palaiologos, was recognized as the Byzantine Emperor.

During their time in Rome, Manuel and his brother Andreas fostered hopes of refounding the Byzantine Empire. Through Andreas, Manuel became acquainted with Rodrigo Borgia, Grand Master of the Templar Order, and Cem, brother to the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II. The brothers became members of the Templar Order, and with Rodrigo's support the two brothers schemed to conquer Constantinople restore the Byzantine Empire.

Last words

• Manuel: I should have been Constantine's successor. I had so many plans.
• Ezio: Your dream dies with you, Manuel. Your empire is gone.
• Manuel: Ah, but I am not the only one with this vision, Assassin. The dream of our Order is universal. Ottoman, Byzantine... these are only labels. Costumes and facades. Beneath these trappings, all Templars are part of the same family.
• Ezio: Enough prattling. I am here for the Masyaf Key.
• Manuel: Then take it. Take it and seek your fortune. See if you get within one hundred leagues of that library before one of us finishes you off.

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