
The Men Who Would Kill the Medici, Part 2
Noble Blood
Giuliano's Assassination
Pazzi begged Giuliano to come to mass that morning for the sake of their distinguished guest, the young Cardinal. He walked with Giuliano all the way back to the cathedral, joking and smiling all the way. Pazzi began stabbing him in the chest once he fell, so crazed with rage and adrenaline that Giuliano's body would have 19 total stab wounds. Allegedly, Pazzi was stabbing so frantically that he stabbed himself in the leg by mistake.
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