This article is about the priest involved in the Pazzi conspiracy. For the prelate who served as Bishop of Montepeloso, see Antonio Maffei.
Antonio Maffei da Volterra
Coat of arms of Maffei family
Personal details
Born
1450
Volterra, Republic of Florence
Died
3 May 1478(1478-05-03) (aged 27–28) Florence, Republic of Florence
Occupation
Presbyter
Antonio Maffei da Volterra (1450 – 13 May 1478) was an Italian presbyter, clergyman, and Papal notary. He was born into a noble family in the town of Volterra, then part of the Florentine Republic ruled by the Medici family.[1] He is best remembered for the role he played in the Pazzi conspiracy, a plot to remove the Medici from power by those dissatisfied with their rule. Maffei was exasperated against Lorenzo since the sacking of Volterra.[2]
On Easter Sunday, 26 April 1478, Maffei and other conspirators attempted to assassinate Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother Giuliano inside the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence. Together with fellow conspirator Stefano da Bagnone, Maffei tried to strangle Lorenzo and managed to wound him in the throat. However, while Giuliano was successfully killed, Lorenzo survived his injuries.[3] After the failure of the assassination plot, Maffei found refuge in the Badia Fiorentina church in Florence, but was later arrested and hanged from the Palazzo della Signoria on 3 May.
^Cipriani, G. (2010). Volterra e Firenze. Dalla guerra alla pace. Ospedaletto (Pi): Pacini editore. p. 24. ISBN 9788863152647.
^Perrens, François-Tommy (1892). The History of Florence Under the Domination of Cosimo, Piero, Lorenzo De' Médicis, 1434-1492. Vol. 1. Methuen & Company. p. 301.
^Machiavelli, N. (1962). "II". In Gaeta, F. (ed.). Istorie Fiorentine. Vol. VIII. Milano: Feltrinelli. p. 509.
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