![]() ![]() The enclosed content is of ambiguous canonicity.Īlthough it was believed that the Assassin Brotherhood has abandoned Monteriggioni and the Villa Auditore was left for ruin one Assassin, Lo Sparviero, was still acting as a guardian for the citizens and protector of the Auditore Family Crypt under the city. After this, the Villa was abandoned, as Ezio left the ruins of Monteriggioni to wage war against the Borgia family in Rome. However, on 2 January 1500, the Papal forces led by Cesare Borgia besieged Monteriggioni, devastating the town and its Villa, while also killing Mario in the process. ![]() The Villa Auditore burning during the siege of Monteriggioni Although the exact length of time it took for the Villa to be rebuilt is unknown, the Villa once again became an opulent structure and headquarters for the Italian Assassins by late December 1499. He became, in effect, co-ruler of Monteriggioni with Mario, and the renovations he funded and oversaw proved to herald a rebirth for the Villa and the city's overall state. Įventually, Ezio decided to remain in Monteriggioni and seek revenge on those responsible for the execution of his male kin. After resting in the Villa, Ezio intended to take his mother and sister to Spain, much to Mario's protests. In January 1477, Mario's nephew, Ezio Auditore, his mother Maria, and sister Claudia came seeking refuge in Monteriggioni after his brothers Federico and Petruccio were executed alongside Giovanni. During the city's defense in 1454, the Villa was also where Mario and his mercenaries interrogated Luciano Pezzati, a spy for the invading Florentine army. Instead, the Villa was mostly used for the storage of weapons and war equipment, and at one point, even a mysterious artifact that Mario had discovered hidden under Monteriggioni. ĭespite Mario's love for the building, both Monteriggioni and the Villa receded into disrepair due to him focusing his spending on warfare and mercenaries, rather than its upkeep. Following the death of their father and Giovanni's departure for Florence, Mario became the sole ruler of Monteriggioni, and main resident of the Villa in 1454. īy 1436, the Villa hosted the newest generation of Auditore Assassins: the brothers Mario and Giovanni Auditore. if only I had the time." ―Mario Auditore, on the villa's decrepit state, 1476. Following this, Domenico constructed a family crypt, which would later be connected to an escape route within the Villa that led out to the north of Monteriggioni. The building itself was filled with several hidden compartments and rooms, whilst the grounds catered to a number of different uses. He redesigned the Villa as both a home, fortress, and a training ground for the town. In August 1327, Domenico Auditore purchased the Villa and subsequently erected a new façade, as well as a painting gallery within the building. ![]() Thirty years later, in 1320, a Florentine attack left the façade damaged and in need of reconstruction. ![]()
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