Uberto Alberti

Uberto Alberti (1416 – 1476) was an ally of the Templar Oder and the Gonfaloniere of Florence. However, Uberto was a former ally of Lorenzo de' Medici and an Auditore family friend.

Uberto was close-friends with Giovanni Auditore da Firenze before the arrest and execution of Giovanni and his family by order of Templar Grand Master, Rodrigo Borgia.

Templar affiliation
Uberto helped both Giovanni and Lorenzo by giving them advice, and was involved in an interrogation of one of Rodrigo Borgia's men regarding the pre-planned assassination of Galeazzo Maria Sforza. However, when Giovanni later discovered possible evidence of the Templars' plans, Uberto disposed of it, revealing his true allegiance to the Templar cause.

Auditore execution
"In the absence of any compelling evidence to the contrary, I am bound to pronounce you guilty."

- Uberto to Giovanni Ezio Auditore da Firenze met Uberto in Giovanni's office conversing about something urgent, though Ezio was dismissed by his father before he could understand what they were discussing. Soon after, Giovanni sent Ezio to deliver containing compelling evidence to Uberto. Ezio did as his father asked, and swiftly made his way to Uberto's house, where unknowingly, the Templar Rodrigo Borgia was.

Uberto immediately knew what was in the envelope, and asked Ezio if he would like to stay at his house, though Ezio declined. Soon after receiving the letter, Uberto warranted the arrest of Giovanni, Federico, Petruccio, and Ezio for the crime of treason. However, on the day of the execution, Giovanni reminded Uberto of the evidence given to him by Ezio that proved his family innocent, but Uberto claimed that he had no recollection what he was talking about, before sentencing the three to death.

At the sight of their deaths, Ezio ran up towards the stage, before claiming that he would kill Uberto for what he had done, but a Brute guard disarmed him before he was able to get close enough. After escaping the guards, Ezio met up with Annetta, who directed him to go to her sister's house, near the Duomo. Once there, Annetta's sister, Paola, taught Ezio the skills necessary to assassinate Uberto.

Death
After a few days of training Ezio, Paola tracked down Uberto for Ezio's vengeance. Ezio followed Uberto to the Santa Croce cloister, where he was attending an art exhibition of Verrocchio.

Uberto was seen speaking with Lorenzo de' Medici about the executions, and subsequently insulted Lorenzo on his way to the exhibition. After Ezio dispatched the guards patrolling the courtyard of Santa Croce, he witnessed Uberto speaking with various attending nobles, who were congratulating him for the executions. Afterwards, Uberto noticed Ezio approaching, but was too shocked to call the guards. Ezio brutally killed Uberto with his Hidden Blade, stabbing him several times in the chest. Avenging his father and brothers, Ezio proclaimed to everyone in the courtyard that the Auditore were not dead.

Appearance
Uberto was a average-sized heavy-set man with a large, plump chest and short thin dark hair, hidden under the cap he always wore.

Uberto mainly wore the same attire in public, which was rich, tight clothing that came up to his neck for his noble and well-known status.

Around his neck, Uberto wore two thick jewelry necklaces, one which had a Templar cross emblazoned on it, and the other, which was a simple, yet rich, thick necklace that came just above his other necklace.

Personality and characteristics
Despite his status as a traitorous ally of the Assassins, Uberto never fought back and frequently called upon his guards to arrest or kill any attackers.

However, Uberto never hid from Ezio, attending a lavish well-known noble party in a wide-open courtyard, but Uberto surrounded it with guards and archers alike to protect himself.

Uberto was confident in himself and his new power once becoming an ally of the Templars. Even so, all of Uberto's actions were forced upon him by Rodrigo Borgia, who manipulated Uberto to help his Order. He carried out any of Rodrigo's demands, never defying him even when asked to execute his close friend's family unjustly.

Letter to Uberto's wife
After Ezio killed Uberto, he found an undelivered letter to Uberto's wife in his wallet:

My love,

''I put these thoughts to paper in the hope that I might one day have the courage to share them with you. In time, you'll no doubt learn that I betrayed Giovanni, labeled him a traitor and sentenced him to die.''

''History will likely judge this to have been a matter of politics and greed. Know that it was not hate that forced my hand, but fear. When the Medici robbed us of all we owned, I found myself afraid. For you. For our son. For the future. What hope in this world for a man without proper means?''

''They offered me money, land and title in exchange for my collaboration. And so, this is how I came to betray my closest friend. However unspeakable the act, it seemed necessary at the time. And even now, looking back, I see no other way...''

Final words
Uberto: You would have done the same, to save the ones you love...

Ezio: ''Yes... I would. And I have!''

Trivia

 * According to the Animus database, Uberto was not a Templar. However, when viewing the portraits of Ezio's victims in his room in the Villa Auditore, Uberto's portrait shows that he was a Templar.
 * If you watch carefully at the end of his database video, it shows four ropes hung on the gallows in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, instead of the three shown in-game.
 * If Uberto is left alive for a few moments after he has seen Ezio, he will eventually break out of shock and call for the guards to arrest him.

Videos
thumb|300px|left thumb|300px|right|Uberto Alberti in the database.