Claudia Auditore

Claudia Auditore da Firenze (1461 – unknown) was a Florentine noblewoman during the Renaissance, and a member of the Italian Brotherhood of Assassins. She was the sister of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who became the Mentor of the Italian Brotherhood.

In 1476, Claudia became the financial accountant of the town of Monteriggioni, which was under the leadership of her uncle Mario Auditore. The town flourished with Claudia's organization and the money made from Monteriggioni's shops and organizations, which had been opened once more.

In January 1500, Monteriggioni was besieged and largely destroyed by the Borgia army, under command of Cesare Borgia, leaving the Auditore homeless. Against her brother's desire for Claudia and her mother Maria to go to their hometown of Florence, Claudia and Maria followed Ezio to Rome, where Claudia became the Madame of the Rosa in Fiore, the city's most popular brothel.

Eventually, after proving herself to be a worthy fighter to her brother, Ezio inducted Claudia into the Assassin Order. The following year, Claudia was captured by Borgia die-hards, and subsequently saved by Ezio and Niccolò Machiavelli. During this time, she stepped down as the Madame of the Rosa in Fiore, and stayed in Florence with her friend Paola, in order to recover until 1507.

Three years later, in 1510, Claudia was given temporary control of the Italian Brotherhood when her brother left on a journey to the Middle East to find the library of the legendary Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, which was said to be in Masyaf. She held this position until her brother returned in late 1512, after which Ezio resigned from the Order and assigned a successor.