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The Pazzi Conspiracy The Medici Family: Opposition vs. The Motivation: The Players: The Pope The Popes Connections: The Instigators: Francesco Salviati The Assassination: The Aftermath:
 * The Medici Family was the richest and most powerful family in the city of Florence.
 * They were a large Banking family that held what could be referred to as "mob rule" over the area of Florencia.
 * They had two sons Lorenzo de' Medici and Giuliano de' Medici, these men where the targets for the assassination.
 * The Pazzi, a rival family, wanted control of Florence and the surrounding Tuscan area.
 * They were drawn into the conspiracy when they funded the Popes purchase of a stronghold on the Florence territory, against the Medici families will.
 * If they were to kill the Medici family, they would become the //de facto// rulers of Tuscany.
 * They had full support from the current Pope Sixtus IV, and his nephew Girolamo Riario.
 * After being elected pope, Francisco della Rovere used his power to advance his family and the Papal Kingdom.
 * The Pope requested a loan from the Medici bank of 40,000 ducats in order to purchase the town of Imola.
 * However, the Medici refused to give him the loan, setting the conspiracy into place.
 * His nephew, Girolamo Riario was a key player in the plot for his spouse was the bastard child of the Duke of Milan and through her reached the Duke in order to sabotage the relationship between the Duke and Lorenzo.
 * Driven by greed, Riario fueled Francesco de' Pazzi's inner fire by intimating that the Pazzi family would play a large part in the next government of Florence, while coveting the future Dukedom of Florence for himself, thus gaining the Pazzi in the conspiracy.
 * A great enemy of the Medici.
 * He moved to Rome and befriended Francisco della Rovere, who later became the Pope.
 * He was granted the title and power of the Archbishop of Pisa and became a willing co-conspirator.
 * After the places had been set, and the original conspirators had gained enough support, the motions were set into place.
 * On Sunday April 26, during high mass before a crowd of 10,000, Giuliano de' Medici was stabbed 19 times by a gang that included a priest. As he bled to death on the cathedral floor, his brother Lorenzo escaped with serious, but non life-threatening wounds.
 * The Florentines, enraged, mobbed and killed the conspirators that were taking part in the assassination.
 * Lorenzo survived his wounds, and all the players were brought to justice.
 * A most fascinating example would be with Girolamo Riario, who was assassinated in his own home about a decade later after the plot was made.

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"The Pazzi Conspiracy." //TELUS Internet Services - Member Services//. Web. 19 Jan. 2010. .

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