Viana Castle

Viana Castle was a large fortified stronghold in Viana, Kingdom of Navarre, which was conquered by Spain in 1512. In 1507, the castle was held by Louis de Beaumont at the time that it was besieged by Cesare Borgia and King John's army of 10,000 men.
==Siege of Viana==
Following his escape from Valencia, Cesare Borgia allied himself with his cousin-in-law, John III of Navarre. John III tasked Cesare to besiege Viana and its fortification in 1507, due to his military expertise.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Database: Viana However, the Italian Assassin Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze was tracking Cesare during this period, and eventually located him in Viana.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Pax Romana
Following Ezio was a team of Italian Assassins consisting of; Alessandra d'Avanzago, Bastiano da Mezzo, Dariâ, and Claudio tasked with creating a diversion to distract the Templars long enough for their Mentor to enter the fortress, though were captured by a patrol and locked up in the castle's jail. As there were no senior Assassin's nearby, apprentices were sent to infiltrate the castle and rescue the Assassins.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice – Prisoners Under cover of night, the Assassins infiltrated a building used by Cesare's guards, and killed them in their sleep and sabotaged Cesare's pistol, thus removing a risk to their Mentor.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice – A Precious Pistol
Ezio fought his way through the castle's exterior fortifications, where he encountered Cesare, who managed to escape. The Assassin then managed to mount Viana Castle's walls by climbing a siege tower, where he found Cesare on one of the castle's battlements, leading to a duel between the pair. Concurrently, the Assassin's stole from the castles treasure room and armory during the confusion in order to deprive the Templars of resources.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice – Poor Little Templars On Cesare's defeat and subsequent demise, John III's troops eventually abandoned their attempt to reclaim the castle.
==Gallery==
ACB DB Viana Castle.png|Close up of the castle
Viana Castle 2.png|The battle near the castle
Viana Castle 3.png|The inner walls of Viana Castle
Viasn.jpg|The castle's inner keep
Siege of Viana 2.jpg|Viana Castle as seen in the distance
Siege of Viana 4.jpg|Outer battlements under attack
Siege of Viana 3.jpg|The upper battlements
Siege of Viana 5.jpg|Another view of the upper battlements
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations 
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel 
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice
==References==
Category:Castles
Category:Landmarks in Viana
fr:Château de Viana