Amboise
Amboise is a commune in central France.
History[edit | edit source]
From 1516 to 1519, Leonardo da Vinci resided in Amboise in the Clos Lucé at the request of King Francis I of France.[1]
After his move to the commune, Leonardo turned his attention to researching ideal cities and began corresponding with English author Thomas More. For the next three years, the pair uncovered nine locations Leonardo thought conducive to the construction of Assassin refuges meant to train and initiate apprentices, which he remarked were ancient and some even mythical.[2]
In 1519, as his health began to deteriorate, and afraid of possible interception, he hid encoded information with trusted friends scattered around Europe under express instructions to destroy it should the Assassins not be able to contact them within a month of his death.[2] Leonardo also sent a letter to his old friend Niccolò Machiavelli asking him and Ezio Auditore da Firenze to visit him. Leonardo's two friends arrived there in late April 1519, where they spent a week with Leonardo until he eventually died on 2 May.[3] A posthumous letter left for Ezio held the first hints needed to arrive at the havens.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Reflections
- Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑
Leonardo da Vinci on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci – Letter from Leonardo
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel
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