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Marco Barbarigo (1413-1486) was a member of the Knights Templar and Doge of Venice in the last year of his life. Belonging to a rich and powerful family, Marco was a tyrant used to getting his own way.
Biography
Marco meets with other Templars in Venice.
Close friends with his bodyguard and attendant – Dante Moro, Marco orchestrated an attempt on Dante's life when the former found himself lusting after Dante's wife, Carlotta. The attempt failed, but succeeded in leaving Dante brain damaged, and with the mind of a child. Marco coerced Dante into annuling his marriage to Carlotta, and married her himself shortly after[2].
Marco and Dante, like most of the Barbarigo family, later became involved with Rodrigo Borgia and his Knights Templar, attempting to organise a takeover of the Venetian government. At some point in 1485, following the death of his relative Emilio Barbarigo at the hands of the assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze; Marco, Dante, Silvio Barbarigo and Carlo Grimaldi met with Rodrigo Borgia to discuss the progress of Grimaldi's mission to bring the Doge, Giovanni Mocenigo, into the Templar fold, and subsequently his death. Unbeknownst to them however, the assassin was listening, and learnt of the Templar allegiance of Marco and his cousin Silvio[2].
Following the death of the Doge at the hands of Carlo Grimaldi, and Carlo's own death at the hands of Ezio moments later, Marco was positioned as Doge of Venice. Declaring Ezio the murdering of Mocenigo and an enemy of Venice, Marco took up his post and hid himself away within the Palazzo Ducale; he never came out. Fortunately for the assassins however, it is learnt that Marco was to host a private carnevale party in the city's southern district, and that he was to attend[2].
Infiltrating the party, Ezio Auditore – who had just been equipped with an advanced new weapon – managed to evade the city guards looking for him and, using the carnevale fireworks for cover, took his shot; killing Marco from afar.
Final Words
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Marco: No, it's too soon. I'm not ready.
Ezio: We rarely are. Che la morte non sia crudele. (Death be not unkind.) Requiescat in pace. (Rest in peace.)
Trivia
Marco talking to his messenger in Lineage.
- In Assassin's Creed: Lineage, Marco Barbarigo is portrayed by Frank Fontaine who is 89 years old.
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