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|related = [[Assassins]]<br>[[House of Auditore]]<br>[[House of Medici]]
  
|related = [[Assassins]]<br>[[House of Auditore]]<br>[[House of Medici]]
 
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|notable = [[Marco Polo]]<br>[[Domenico Auditore]]<br>[[Mario Auditore]]<br>[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]<br>[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]}}
  
|notable = [[Marco Polo]]<br>[[Domenico Auditore]]<br>[[Mario Auditore]]<br>[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]<br>[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]}}
 
The '''Italian Assassins''' were the [[Italy|Italian]] Brotherhood of [[Assassins]], existing since their formation during the latter half of the 13th century.
  
The '''Italian Assassins''' were the [[Italy|Italian]] Brotherhood of [[Assassins]], existing since their formation during the latter half of the 13th century.
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==History==
  
==History==
 
===Foundation===
  
===Foundation===
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[[File:The torch 1.png|thumb|250px|Altaïr passing his Codex to Niccolò Polo]]
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[[File:The torch 1.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr passing his Codex to Niccolò Polo]]
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In 1257, the [[Venice|Venetian]] explorers [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]] were invited to stay at the Assassins' fortress of [[Masyaf]] by [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]], the son of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. After training the two to become Assassins themselves, the elderly Altaïr entrusted them with creating some [[Assassins Guilds]] and guarding his autobiographical [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]]. When the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] eventually attacked, the Polo brothers left Masyaf<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> towards their home in Constantinople, where they were successful in creating a [[Turkish Assassins|guild]] in 1258. However, during their journey, the Polos had lost the Codex to the Mongols, thus failing in their promise to protect it.<ref name="ACTSC"/> In 1259, Niccolò and Maffeo journeyed to the Mongol Empire in an effort to retrieve the Codex, but ultimately failed.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
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In 1257, the [[Venice|Venetian]] explorers [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]] were invited to stay at the Assassins' fortress of [[Masyaf]] by [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]], the son of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. After training the two to become Assassins themselves, the elderly Altaïr entrusted them with creating some [[Assassins Guilds]] and guarding his autobiographical [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|Codex]].<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>
   
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When the [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]] eventually attacked, the Polo brothers left Masyaf towards their home in Constantinople, where they were successful in creating a [[Turkish Assassins|guild]] in 1258. However, during their journey, the Polos had lost the Codex to the Mongols, thus failing in their promise to protect it.<ref name="ACTSC"/> In 1259, Niccolò and Maffeo journeyed to the Mongol Empire in an effort to retrieve the Codex, but ultimately failed.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
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In 1269, the Polos arrived in Venice, Italy, where they created an Assassins Guild,<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> and Niccolò trained his son [[Marco Polo|Marco]] in the ways of the Assassins.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The three of them made another journey to the Mongol Empire two years later,<ref name="ACR"/> which resulted in Marco's successful retrieval of the Codex, which they took with them back to Italy in 1295.<ref name="AC2"/>
  
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In 1269, the Polos arrived in Venice, Italy, where they created an Assassins Guild,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> and Niccolò trained his son [[Marco Polo|Marco]] in the ways of the Assassins.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The three of them made another journey to the Mongol Empire two years later,<ref name="ACR"/> which resulted in Marco's successful retrieval of the Codex, which they took with them back to Italy in 1295.<ref name="AC2"/>
   
 
===Formation of the Auditore===
  
===Formation of the Auditore===
 
Marco Polo passed the Codex into the hands of fellow Assassin [[Dante Alighieri]]. The next year, Dante took on the son - who would later take on the name [[Domenico Auditore]] - of a fellow Assassin as an apprentice, and the boy would later in turn take both Dante and the Codex to [[Spain]].<ref name="AC2"/>
  
Marco Polo passed the Codex into the hands of fellow Assassin [[Dante Alighieri]]. The next year, Dante took on the son - who would later take on the name [[Domenico Auditore]] - of a fellow Assassin as an apprentice, and the boy would later in turn take both Dante and the Codex to [[Spain]].<ref name="AC2"/>
   
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In 1321, Dante was killed by the [[Templars]], proving their continuing existence to the Assassins. The Codex was given to Domenico and he was tasked with bringing it to Spain; however, he and his family were attacked by pirates employed by the Templars while being docked in {{Wiki|Otranto}}, prompting Domenico to spread the Codex' pages across several boxes in his ship to prevent the pirates from finding it. Domenico's wife was brutally abused and murdered by the pirates, but Domenico and his son survived.<ref name="AC2"/>
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In 1321, Dante was killed by the Templars, proving their continuing existence to the Assassins. The Codex was given to Domenico and he was tasked with bringing it to Spain; however, he and his family were attacked by pirates employed by the Templars while being docked in {{Wiki|Otranto}}, prompting Domenico to spread the Codex' pages across several boxes in his ship to prevent the pirates from finding it. Domenico's wife was brutally abused and murdered by the pirates, but Domenico and his son survived.<ref name="AC2"/>
   
 
Both Marco Polo and Domenico's father were killed by the Templars in 1324, and using Marco's money, Domenico temporarily settled in [[Florence]], pretending to be part of the city's nobility by taking on the name Auditore. He later bought and renovated a villa in [[Monteriggioni]], which he named the [[Villa Auditore]], which became the headquarters of the Italian Assassins for nearly two centuries.<ref name="AC2"/>
  
Both Marco Polo and Domenico's father were killed by the Templars in 1324, and using Marco's money, Domenico temporarily settled in [[Florence]], pretending to be part of the city's nobility by taking on the name Auditore. He later bought and renovated a villa in [[Monteriggioni]], which he named the [[Villa Auditore]], which became the headquarters of the Italian Assassins for nearly two centuries.<ref name="AC2"/>
   
 
===Templar Conspiracies===
  
===Templar Conspiracies===
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[[File:FTTF (3).png|thumb||250px|left|Ezio asking Lorenzo about the Pazzi conspirators]]
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[[File:FTTF (3).png|thumb||250px|Ezio asking Lorenzo about the Pazzi conspirators]]
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Around 1478, one of the Italian Assassins, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], managed to foil a Templar scheme. The scheme involved the murder of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and his [[Giuliano de' Medici|brother]], which would allow them to take power in Florence. By preventing this, Ezio ensured that Florence remained an ally to the Assassins.<ref name="AC2"/>
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Around 1478, one of the Italian Assassins, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], managed to foil a Templar scheme. The scheme involved the murder of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] and his [[Giuliano de' Medici|brother]], which would allow them to take power in Florence. By preventing this, Ezio ensured that Florence remained an ally to the Assassins.<ref name="AC2"/>
   
 
Several years later, around 1480, the same Assassin prevented the Templars from taking power in Venice, where they had murdered the Doge, [[Giovanni Mocenigo]], to have one of their own take his place. By murdering several high-placed Templars, the Assassins managed to install a Doge that was allied to the Assassins, ensuring the allegiance of another city.<ref name="AC2"/>
  
Several years later, around 1480, the same Assassin prevented the Templars from taking power in Venice, where they had murdered the Doge, [[Giovanni Mocenigo]], to have one of their own take his place. By murdering several high-placed Templars, the Assassins managed to install a Doge that was allied to the Assassins, ensuring the allegiance of another city.<ref name="AC2"/>
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The Assassin victory over Rodrigo enraged his son, [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare then rallied his army and attacked Monteriggioni. The attack was short but fierce, and the Templars managed to reclaim the Apple of Eden, kill [[Mario Auditore]], and capture [[Caterina Sforza]].<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
  
The Assassin victory over Rodrigo enraged his son, [[Cesare Borgia]]. Cesare then rallied his army and attacked Monteriggioni. The attack was short but fierce, and the Templars managed to reclaim the Apple of Eden, kill [[Mario Auditore]], and capture [[Caterina Sforza]].<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
   
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[[File:Initiation Rome 1.png|thumb|250px|Initiation of an Apprentice]]
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[[File:Initiation Rome 1.png|thumb|250px|left|An Apprentice being inducted]]
 
This resulted in the Italian Assassins moving to [[Rome]], where they continued their struggle against the Borgia. The Assassins managed to break Cesare's defenses by cutting off his funds as well as the support of the French army. Upon Cesare's return to the city, he killed his father in a rage, after which he was soon imprisoned by the new Pope.<ref name="ACBH"/>
  
This resulted in the Italian Assassins moving to [[Rome]], where they continued their struggle against the Borgia. The Assassins managed to break Cesare's defenses by cutting off his funds as well as the support of the French army. Upon Cesare's return to the city, he killed his father in a rage, after which he was soon imprisoned by the new Pope.<ref name="ACBH"/>
   
 
After his escape, Ezio Auditore followed him to Valencia and Viana, where he eventually managed to kill Cesare, who had become the Grand Master of the Templars after the death of his father. This broke the Templar power in Italy, allowing the Assassins there to acquire more allies, such as the new Pope.<ref name="ACBH"/>
  
After his escape, Ezio Auditore followed him to Valencia and Viana, where he eventually managed to kill Cesare, who had become the Grand Master of the Templars after the death of his father. This broke the Templar power in Italy, allowing the Assassins there to acquire more allies, such as the new Pope.<ref name="ACBH"/>
   
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During these more peaceful times, Ezio Auditore, now the [[Mentor]] of the Italian Assassins, left for [[Masyaf]] to search for [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr's library]]. During his absence his sister, [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia Auditore]] led the Assassins. Upon Ezio's return, he decided to retire and appointed [[Lodovico Ariosto]] the new Mentor.<ref name="ACR novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref>
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During these more peaceful times, Ezio Auditore, now the [[Mentor]] of the Italian Assassins, left for Masyaf to search for [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr's library]]. During his absence his sister, [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|Claudia Auditore]] led the Assassins. Upon Ezio's return, he decided to retire and appointed [[Lodovico Ariosto]] the new Mentor.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref>
   
 
==Members==
  
==Members==
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*[[Niccolò Polo]] (Cofounder)
  
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*Dante Alighieri
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*[[Maffeo Polo]] (Cofounder)
  
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*[[Marco Polo]]
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*[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]]
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*Lodovico Ariosto
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*[[Dante Alighieri]]
  
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*Claudia Auditore da Firenze
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*Domenico's father
  
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*[[Domenico Auditore]] (Founder of the Villa Auditore)
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*Domenico Auditore
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*[[Renato Auditore]]
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*Ezio Auditore da Firenze
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*[[Mario Auditore]] (Assassin leader of Monteriggioni until 1500)
  
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*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]]
  
 
*[[Federico Auditore da Firenze]]
  
*[[Federico Auditore da Firenze]]
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*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]]
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*[[Paola]] (Leader of Florentine courtesans)
  
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*Mario Auditore
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*[[La Volpe]] (Leader of Florentine and Roman thieves)
  
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*[[Renato Auditore]]
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*[[Antonio de Magianis]] (Leader of Venetian thieves)
  
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*[[Teodora Contanto]] (Leader of Venetian courtesans)
  
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*[[Bartolomeo d'Alviano]] (Leader of Venetian and Roman mercenaries)
  
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*[[Niccolò Machiavelli]] (Leader of Florentine mercenaries)
  
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*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (Mentor between 1503 and 1512)
  
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*[[Rinaldo Vitturi]] (Keeper of the Shroud)
  
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*[[Perotto Calderon]] (Spy as a messenger for the Borgia's House)
  
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*[[Francesco Vecellio]]
  
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*[[Vincenzo]]
  
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*[[Tessa Varzi]]
  
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*[[Cipriano Enu]]
  
 
*[[Pietro Bembo]]
  
*[[Pietro Bembo]]
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*[[Baldassare Castiglione]]
  
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*[[Ridolfo Fioravant]] (Spy at the Kremlin)
  
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*[[Pietro Antonio Solari]] (Spy at the Kremlin)
  
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*[[Claudia Auditore da Firenze]] (Leader of Roman Courtesans and leader of italian brotherhood between 1510 and 1512)
  
 
*[[Giovanni Borgia]]
  
*[[Giovanni Borgia]]
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*[[Perotto Calderon]]
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*[[Rosa]] (Leader of Roman courtesans and leader of italian Assassins)
  
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*[[Baldassare Castiglione]]
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*[[Lodovico Ariosto]] (Mentor since 1512)
  
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*[[Teodora Contanto]]
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*[[Adriano Maestranzi]] (Leader of an assassin cell in Florence in 2012)
  
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*Domenico's father
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</div>
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<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
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*[[Cipriano Enu]]
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*[[Ridolfo Fioravant]]
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*[[Niccolò Machiavelli]]
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*[[Adriano Maestranzi]]
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*[[Antonio de Magianis]]
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*[[Paola]]
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*Niccolò Polo
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*Maffeo Polo
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*Marco Polo
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*[[Rosa]]
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*[[Pietro Antonio Solari]]
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*[[Tessa Varzi]]
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*[[Francesco Vecellio]]
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*[[Vincenzo]]
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*[[Rinaldo Vitturi]]
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*[[La Volpe]]
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</div>
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'''Allies:'''
  
'''Allies:'''
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<div style="float:left; width:48;">
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*[[Egidio Troche]]
  
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*Pope [[Julius II]]
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*[[Uberto Alberti]]
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*[[Lorenzo de' Medici]]
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*[[Pantasilea Baglioni]]
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*[[Leonardo da Vinci]]
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*[[Margherita dei Campi]]
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*[[Christoffa Corombo]]
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*[[Fiora Cavazza]]
 
*[[Nicolaus Copernicus]]
  
*[[Nicolaus Copernicus]]
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*[[Caterina Sforza]]
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*[[Christoffa Corombo]]
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*Pope [[Leo X]]
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*[[Julius II]]
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*[[Leo X]]
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</div>
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<div style="float:right; width:48%;">
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*Lorenzo de' Medici
 
*[[Piero de' Medici]]
  
*[[Piero de' Medici]]
 
*[[Fabio Orsini]]
  
*[[Fabio Orsini]]
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*[[Luis de Santángel]] {{C|[[Spanish Assassins|Spanish branch]]}}
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*[[Pantasilea Baglioni]]
  
 
*[[Sofia Sartor]]
  
*[[Sofia Sartor]]
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*Caterina Sforza
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*[[Fiora Cavazza]]
  
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*[[Uberto Alberti]] (Betrayed)
  
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*[[Margherita dei Campi]]
  
 
*[[Solari]]
  
*[[Solari]]
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*[[Egidio Troche]]
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*[[Leonardo da Vinci]]
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</div>
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==References==
  
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
  
{{Reflist}}
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{{ACII}}
  
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{{ACBH}}
  
 
[[Category:Assassin branches]]
  
[[Category:Assassin branches]]

Revision as of 18:04, 16 May 2015

This article is about the Renaissance era Assassin Order. You may be looking for the Order operating in Roman Antiquity.

The Italian Assassins were the Italian Brotherhood of Assassins, existing since their formation during the latter half of the 13th century.

Primarily led by the Auditore family, the Italian Assassins were mainly involved with taking down the corrupt Borgia family, the ruling body of the Templar Order during the Renaissance.

History

Foundation

The torch 1

Altaïr passing his Codex to Niccolò Polo

In 1257, the Venetian explorers Niccolò and Maffeo Polo were invited to stay at the Assassins' fortress of Masyaf by Darim Ibn-La'Ahad, the son of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. After training the two to become Assassins themselves, the elderly Altaïr entrusted them with creating some Assassins Guilds and guarding his autobiographical Codex.[1]

When the Mongols eventually attacked, the Polo brothers left Masyaf towards their home in Constantinople, where they were successful in creating a guild in 1258. However, during their journey, the Polos had lost the Codex to the Mongols, thus failing in their promise to protect it.[1] In 1259, Niccolò and Maffeo journeyed to the Mongol Empire in an effort to retrieve the Codex, but ultimately failed.[2]

In 1269, the Polos arrived in Venice, Italy, where they created an Assassins Guild,[3] and Niccolò trained his son Marco in the ways of the Assassins.[4] The three of them made another journey to the Mongol Empire two years later,[2] which resulted in Marco's successful retrieval of the Codex, which they took with them back to Italy in 1295.[4]

Formation of the Auditore

Marco Polo passed the Codex into the hands of fellow Assassin Dante Alighieri. The next year, Dante took on the son - who would later take on the name Domenico Auditore - of a fellow Assassin as an apprentice, and the boy would later in turn take both Dante and the Codex to Spain.[4]

In 1321, Dante was killed by the Templars, proving their continuing existence to the Assassins. The Codex was given to Domenico and he was tasked with bringing it to Spain; however, he and his family were attacked by pirates employed by the Templars while being docked in Otranto, prompting Domenico to spread the Codex' pages across several boxes in his ship to prevent the pirates from finding it. Domenico's wife was brutally abused and murdered by the pirates, but Domenico and his son survived.[4]

Both Marco Polo and Domenico's father were killed by the Templars in 1324, and using Marco's money, Domenico temporarily settled in Florence, pretending to be part of the city's nobility by taking on the name Auditore. He later bought and renovated a villa in Monteriggioni, which he named the Villa Auditore, which became the headquarters of the Italian Assassins for nearly two centuries.[4]

Templar Conspiracies

FTTF (3)

Ezio asking Lorenzo about the Pazzi conspirators

Around 1478, one of the Italian Assassins, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, managed to foil a Templar scheme. The scheme involved the murder of Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother, which would allow them to take power in Florence. By preventing this, Ezio ensured that Florence remained an ally to the Assassins.[4]

Several years later, around 1480, the same Assassin prevented the Templars from taking power in Venice, where they had murdered the Doge, Giovanni Mocenigo, to have one of their own take his place. By murdering several high-placed Templars, the Assassins managed to install a Doge that was allied to the Assassins, ensuring the allegiance of another city.[4]

In Venice, the Italian Assassins also managed to acquire an Apple of Eden, which Ezio took the Vatican to face off against Rodrigo Borgia, Grand Master of the Templar Order, who had become Pope Alexander VI. Rodrigo and Ezio dueled, with Ezio eventually emerging victorious.[4]

Dealing with the Borgia

The Assassin victory over Rodrigo enraged his son, Cesare Borgia. Cesare then rallied his army and attacked Monteriggioni. The attack was short but fierce, and the Templars managed to reclaim the Apple of Eden, kill Mario Auditore, and capture Caterina Sforza.[5]

Initiation Rome 1

An Apprentice being inducted

This resulted in the Italian Assassins moving to Rome, where they continued their struggle against the Borgia. The Assassins managed to break Cesare's defenses by cutting off his funds as well as the support of the French army. Upon Cesare's return to the city, he killed his father in a rage, after which he was soon imprisoned by the new Pope.[5]

After his escape, Ezio Auditore followed him to Valencia and Viana, where he eventually managed to kill Cesare, who had become the Grand Master of the Templars after the death of his father. This broke the Templar power in Italy, allowing the Assassins there to acquire more allies, such as the new Pope.[5]

During these more peaceful times, Ezio Auditore, now the Mentor of the Italian Assassins, left for Masyaf to search for Altaïr's library. During his absence his sister, Claudia Auditore led the Assassins. Upon Ezio's return, he decided to retire and appointed Lodovico Ariosto the new Mentor.[6]

Members

Allies:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Assassin's Creed II
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel
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