Jacopo de' Pazzi
Jacopo de' Pazzi (1423 - April 30, 1478) became head of the Pazzi in 1464.[1] He, his nephew Francesco, and his brother Renato were executed after the Pazzi conspiracy on 26 April 1478.[2]
Jacopo de' Pazzi | |
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![]() Il cadavere di Jacopo de' Pazzi, oil painting by Odoardo Borrani, 1864 | |
Born | Jacopo di Andrea de' Pazzi 1423 |
Died | 30 April 1478 54–55) Florence, Italy | (aged
Cause of death | Death by hanging |
Occupation | Banker |
Children | Caterina |
The conspiracy was proposed in Montughi, at Jacopo Pazzi's villa, and it was planned to kill Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici and take over the government of Florence.[3] After the conspiracy, Jacopo went home and he found Francesco with a wound in one leg, possibly self-inflicted.[4] With 100 armed men, Jacopo ran through the streets crying "Liberty!", but when Francesco was dragged from his bed and hanged, Jacopo escaped from Florence.[5] In the village of Castagno he was recognised and sent back to Florence, where he too was hanged.[6]
Stefano di Ser Niccolo da Bagnone served as a secretary to Jacopo and tutor to his daughter Caterina.[7] Palazzo Pazzi was commissioned by Jacopo between 1462 and 1472.[8]
In popular culture
In the second season of Medici: Masters of Florence (2016), Sean Bean appeared as Jacopo de' Pazzi.[9][10][11] He appeared in the video game Assassin's Creed II (2009),[12][13] where he was killed by Rodrigo Borgia for failing to dispose of the Medici.[14]
References
- Hibbert 1979, p. 131.
- Hibbert 1979, p. 141.
- Kohl, Witt & Welles 1978, p. 307.
- Kohl, Witt & Welles 1978, p. 315.
- Plumb, J.H. (20 May 2015). Renaissance Florence. New Word City. p. 17. ISBN 9781612308746.
- Williamson, Hugh Ross (1974). Lorenzo the Magnificent. Putnam. p. 174.
- Kohl, Witt & Welles 1978, p. 309.
- Hibbert, Christopher (25 March 2004). Florence: The Biography of a City. Penguin UK. p. 160. ISBN 9780141926247.
- "Medici: Masters of Florence Renewed For Season 2!". Renew Cancel TV. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- Clarke, Stewart (16 June 2017). "Sean Bean and '24' Showrunner Join Second Season of 'Medici'". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- Clarke, Stewart (10 August 2017). "Daniel Sharman and Bradley James Join Netflix's 'Medici'". Variety. Penske Business Media, LLC. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- Gasperini, Cedric (20 November 2009). "Assassin's Creed 2 vous ment !". Gama Live (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- Paternoster, Agnese (12 August 2015). "Ezio Auditore da Firenze: tra storia e fenomeno videoludico". Toc Toc Firenze (in Italian). Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- Bowden, Oliver (26 November 2009). Assassin’s Creed: Renaissance. Penguin UK. p. 528. ISBN 9780141046303.
Bibliography
- Hibbert, Christopher (1979) [1974]. The Rise and Fall of the House of Medici. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin UK. p. 368. ISBN 0140050906. JSTOR 30089955.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Kohl, Benjamin G.; Witt, Ronald Gene; Welles, Elizabeth B. (1978). "The Pazzi Conspiracy". In Poliziano, Angelo (ed.). The Earthly Republic: Italian Humanists on Government and Society. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 337. ISBN 9780812210972.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)