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Ottaviano Riario (1479 - 1533) was an Italian condottiero, a Lord of Imola and Forlì, and the son of Girolamo Riario and Caterina Sforza.

Biography

In 1488, when the city of Forlì was attacked by the Orsi brothers, Checco and Ludovico, the same pair which his mother had hired to kill his father, Ottoviano was taken prisoner by the two along with his sister, Bianca.

While he and his sister were held captive, Ottaviano was kept at a lighthouse in Romagna, watched by Ludovico. However, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, an Assassin, soon came to Ottaviano's aid and killed Ludovico, after rescuing Bianca. With this, Ottaviano ran back to his mother at the Rocca di Ravaldino.

When he was 19, Ottaviano entered into the service of the Florentine Republic as a condottiero, at the request of his mother, Caterina Sforza, who wanted to cement amiable relations with Florence. He commanded 100 men from Forlì, but terminated his contract after only a year, since Florence didn't have the money to pay him.

Despite accounts which described Ottaviano as obese, brainless and under his mother's thumb, Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia, offered his daughter Lucrezia to Ottaviano, as Rodrigo decided that those were traits which he could tolerate in a son-in-law, as long as they were the key to controlling the territories of Forlì and Imola. Plus, as his viper of a daughter rarely stayed married to one man for long, with them tending to sign declarations of impotence or just simply disappearing, it would suit the Pope's ambitions quite well.

Wisely however, Caterina denied the marriage, enraging the Pope and leading to his son, Cesare Borgia, initiating an assault on Forlì.

When Caterina was ousted by Cesare and entered her exile in Florence, under her guidance, Ottaviano attempted to convince the successor of Alexander VI, Pope Julius II, to give him back the Lordship of Imola and Forlì. Instead, Ottaviano ended up selling the Riario claim to Julius for a delayed payment, with him losing out in the long term.

Trivia

Ottaviano, his siblings, and Petruccio Auditore da Firenze were the only non-adult characters to appear in Assassin's Creed II.
His face model was recycled in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, appearing in the missions Homecoming and Human Cargo.

References

Assassin's Creed II

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+|death = 1533
-|faction = [[House of Riario|Riario]]
+|affiliates = House of Riario
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+|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
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+'''Ottaviano Riario''' (1479 - 1533) was an [[Italy|Italian]] condottiero, a Lord of {{Wiki|Imola}} and [[Forlì]], and the son of [[Girolamo Riario]] and [[Caterina Sforza]].
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-'''Ottaviano Riario''' (September 1479 - 1533) was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[wikipedia:Condottiero|condottiero]] and Lord of [[wikipedia:Imola|Imola]] and [[Forlì]].
 ==Biography==
-Ottaviano Riario was the son of [[Girolamo Riario]] and [[Caterina Sforza]]. When the city of Forlì was attacked in 1488 by the [[House of Orsi|Orsi brothers]], the same brothers his mother hired to kill his father, he was taken prisoner by the Orsi brothers along with his sister, [[Bianca Riario|Bianca]].
+In 1488, when the city of Forlì was attacked by the Orsi brothers, [[Checco Orsi|Checco]] and [[Ludovico Orsi|Ludovico]], the same pair which his mother had hired to kill his father, Ottoviano was taken prisoner by the two along with his sister, [[Bianca Riario|Bianca]].
-Ottaviano was kept captive at a lighthouse in [[Romagna]], watched by [[Ludovico Orsi]]. However, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], an [[Assassin]], soon came to Ottaviano's aid and killed Ludovico. Ottaviano ran back to his mother at the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]].
+While he and his sister were held captive, Ottaviano was kept at a lighthouse in [[Romagna]], watched by Ludovico. However, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]], soon came to Ottaviano's aid and killed Ludovico, after rescuing Bianca. With this, Ottaviano ran back to his mother at the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]].
-Ottaviano entered the service of the [[Florence|Florentine Republic]] as a [[Condotierri|Condottiero]] when he was 19, at the request of his mother, Caterina Sforza, who wanted to cement amiable relations with Florence. He commanded 100 men from Forlì, but terminated his contract after only a year because Florence didn't have the money to pay him.
+When he was 19, Ottaviano entered into the service of the [[Florence|Florentine Republic]] as a condottiero, at the request of his mother, Caterina Sforza, who wanted to cement amiable relations with Florence. He commanded 100 men from Forlì, but terminated his contract after only a year, since Florence didn't have the money to pay him.
-Despite accounts which describe Ottaviano as obese, brainless and under his mother's thumb, Pope Alexander VI ([[Rodrigo Borgia]]) offered his daughter [[Lucrezia Borgia]] to Ottaviano. Because Rodrigo decided that those were traits he could tolerate in a son-in-law as long as that son-in-law was the key to controlling the territories of Forlì and Imola. Plus, his viper of a daughter, Lucrezia, rarely stayed married to one man for long. Her husbands tended to sign declarations of impotence or just simply disappeared. Wisely, Caterina denied the marriage, enraging the Pope and leading to his son, [[Cesare Borgia|Cesare]]'s, assault on Forlì.
+Despite accounts which described Ottaviano as obese, brainless and under his mother's thumb, Pope Alexander VI, [[Rodrigo Borgia]], offered his daughter [[Lucrezia Borgia|Lucrezia]] to Ottaviano, as Rodrigo decided that those were traits which he could tolerate in a son-in-law, as long as they were the key to controlling the territories of Forlì and Imola. Plus, as his viper of a daughter rarely stayed married to one man for long, with them tending to sign declarations of impotence or just simply disappearing, it would suit the Pope's ambitions quite well.
+Wisely however, Caterina denied the marriage, enraging the Pope and leading to his son, [[Cesare Borgia]], initiating an assault on Forlì.
-When Caterina was ousted by Cesare and entered her exile in Florence, under her guidance Ottaviano attempted to convince the successor of Alexander VI, [[Pope Julius II]], to give him back the Lordship of Imola and Forlì, but instead Ottaviano ended up selling the Riario claim to Julius, for an I.O.U. no less.
+When Caterina was ousted by Cesare and entered her exile in Florence, under her guidance, Ottaviano attempted to convince the successor of Alexander VI, [[Julius II|Pope Julius II]], to give him back the Lordship of Imola and Forlì. Instead, Ottaviano ended up selling the Riario claim to Julius for a delayed payment, with him losing out in the long term.
 ==Trivia==
-*Ottaviano, his siblings, and [[Petruccio Auditore]], are the only non-adult characters to appear in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.
+*Ottaviano, his siblings, and [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze]] were the only non-adult characters to appear in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.
+*His face model was recycled in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', appearing in the missions [[Homecoming]] and [[Human Cargo]].
+==References==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
+{{AC2}}
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+[[Category:House of Riario]]
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