>Jacopo de’ Pazzi, head of the family, escaped from Florence but was caught and brought back. He was tortured, then hanged from the Palazzo della Signoria next to the decomposing corpse of Salviati. He was buried at Santa Croce, but the body was dug up and thrown into a ditch. It was then dragged through the streets and propped up at the door of Palazzo Pazzi, where the rotting head was mockingly used as a door-knocker. From there it was thrown into the Arno; children fished it out and hung it from a willow tree, flogged it, and then threw it back into the river.
Slow_Fish2601 on
The late, great Hannibal Lecter knew what he was doing.
gar1848 on
Tbf if you killed my brother and openly tried to violently wipe out my family, you can’t expect much clemency
Crafter235 on
That’s what you get for going against the Auditore Family, as well as the Assassin Order!
LamSinton on
For a loose interpretation of these events and a very good read, may I recommend “A Brightness Long Ago” by Guy Gavriel Kay.
keanuchungus02 on
“I will eliminate the middle class” – Francesco de Pazzi, AC2 Database entry.
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From Wikipedia:
>Jacopo de’ Pazzi, head of the family, escaped from Florence but was caught and brought back. He was tortured, then hanged from the Palazzo della Signoria next to the decomposing corpse of Salviati. He was buried at Santa Croce, but the body was dug up and thrown into a ditch. It was then dragged through the streets and propped up at the door of Palazzo Pazzi, where the rotting head was mockingly used as a door-knocker. From there it was thrown into the Arno; children fished it out and hung it from a willow tree, flogged it, and then threw it back into the river.
The late, great Hannibal Lecter knew what he was doing.
Tbf if you killed my brother and openly tried to violently wipe out my family, you can’t expect much clemency
That’s what you get for going against the Auditore Family, as well as the Assassin Order!
For a loose interpretation of these events and a very good read, may I recommend “A Brightness Long Ago” by Guy Gavriel Kay.
“I will eliminate the middle class” – Francesco de Pazzi, AC2 Database entry.