Uberto Alberti

"As Gonfaloniere it is my duty to ensure that the city of Firenze remains a shining beacon of justice. Corruption and its ilk shall find no purchase here so long as I am in control."

- Uberto Alberti, on his role as Florence's Gonfaloniere, 1476

Uberto Alberti (1416 – 1476) was the Gonfaloniere of Florence during the Renaissance, and a member of the Templar Order. Despite his reluctance, Uberto turned against his former allies Lorenzo de' Medici and the Auditore family.

Before his defection, Uberto was close friends with Giovanni Auditore da Firenze, though he personally authorized the arrest and execution of Giovanni and his family by order of the Templar Grand Master, Rodrigo Borgia, in exchange for the promises of his own family's financial wellbeing.

Personality and characteristics
Uberto was a confident man whose belief in himself and his power bolstered on becoming an ally of the Templars. Even so, all of his actions were manipulated by Rodrigo Borgia, who promised Uberto the wealth that he required to keep his family secure.

Because of this, Uberto carried out any of Rodrigo's demands, never defying him, even when he was asked to execute his close friend's family. However, Uberto kept his true allegiances to himself, never sharing it with the family he loved and cared for, in the hope that the cost for keeping them safe outweighed his guilt for his betrayal.

Trivia

 * According to the Animus database, Uberto was not a Templar. However, Mario Auditore identified him as one when pressed by his nephew.
 * During Uberto's database video, it could be seen that four ropes hung on the gallows in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, instead of the three shown in-game. Presumably, this fourth rope was meant for Ezio. The same picture has the Auditore in a different order, wearing slightly different clothes, hung above the stage, not dropped below it.

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed II