Do I need to play Assassin's Creed 1 before trying AC2 or Brotherhood?

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I'm really more interested in AC2 and Brotherhood, but I know very little about the series in general and was just wondering if I would be missing out on important things in the storyline if I didn't play the first one.

 

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