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Louis XVI of France

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'''Louis XVI of France''' (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was King of [[France]] and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, after which he was subsequently King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before his deposition and execution during the [[French Revolution]].

==Biography==
With the death of his father and his two older brothers in 1765 as well as the death of his grandfather, Louis XVI in 1774, he ascended to the throne. His 19-year reign would become increasingly agitated since the Court was incapable of reform. Louis XVI had merely covered up the nation's problems without actually resolving anything.

What decisions he actually managed to make turned against him. He was a great supporter of the [[American Revolutionary War]] which, by 1789, resulted in the kingdom turning to ruin as the debt-ridden France had reached a state of bankruptcy. This situation was exacerbated by the trade treaty with London, who were way ahead of the French technologically, inundated France with their industrial products, spelling ruin for French artisans. Some of the products would even be used in the revolutionary riots.

In summer of 1791, with the revolution heating up, Louis secretly fled to supposedly loyal troops in the East. When the grounds of the Tuileries were invaded, Louis took refuge in the National Assembly where he was arrested soon after and was stripped of his power and sent to the Temple.

Those who testified on Louis' behalf were killed in two instances while documents that could have proven his innocence were not passed on to his defenders. Louis was thereby executed on January 21, 1793 at the Place de la Concorde in Paris France.

Louis had, in secret, somehow acquired an Apple of Eden at an unknown date. He later placed the Apple in a small chest and hid it in a secret vault in his private study at Palais des Tuileries. This vault was discovered by Napoleon Bonaparte and Assassin Arno Dorian in 1792. Both men wanted two different things from the vault. Arno, letters incriminating Mirabeau, and Napoleon, the chest containing the Apple. Once Napoleon had retrieved the Apple he quickly hid it in his pocket so Dorian did not see it.

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
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Louis XVI of France

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'''Louis XVI of France''' (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was King of [[France]] and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, after which he was subsequently King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before his deposition and execution during the [[French Revolution]].

==Biography==
With the death of his father and his two older brothers in 1765 as well as the death of his grandfather, Louis XVI in 1774, he ascended to the throne. His 19-year reign would become increasingly agitated since the Court was incapable of reform. Louis XVI had merely covered up the nation's problems without actually resolving anything.

What decisions he actually managed to make turned against him. He was a great supporter of the [[American Revolutionary War]] which, by 1789, resulted in the kingdom turning to ruin as the debt-ridden France had reached a state of bankruptcy. This situation was exacerbated by the trade treaty with London, who were way ahead of the French technologically, inundated France with their industrial products, spelling ruin for French artisans. Some of the products would even be used in the revolutionary riots.

In summer of 1791, with the revolution heating up, Louis secretly fled to supposedly loyal troops in the East. When the grounds of the Tuileries were invaded, Louis took refuge in the National Assembly where he was arrested soon after and was stripped of his power and sent to the Temple.

Those who testified on Louis' behalf were killed in two instances while documents that could have proven his innocence were not passed on to his defenders. Louis was thereby executed on January 21, 1793 at the Place de la Concorde in Paris France.

Louis had, in secret, somehow acquired an Apple of Eden at an unknown date. He later placed the Apple in a small chest and hid it in a secret vault in his private study at Palais des Tuileries. This vault was discovered by Napoleon Bonaparte and Assassin Arno Dorian in 1792. Both men wanted two different things from the vault. Arno, letters incriminating Louis, and Napoleon, the chest containing the Apple. Once Napoleon had retrieved the Apple he quickly hid it in his pocket so Dorian did not see it.

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
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François-Thomas Germain

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'''François-Thomas Germain''' (unknown – 28 July 1794) was a [[France|French]] silversmith, [[Sages|Sage]] and a [[Grand Master]] of the [[Templars|Templar Order]] during the [[French Revolution]]. He was killed by [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] and buried in the Parisian catacombs.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
Born with the memory of the [[First Civilization]] in his mind, Germain determined to shape the destiny of the [[Humans|human]] race in his own way. But due to conflicting ideals, he was cast out of the Templar Order by its [[Grand Master]], [[François de la Serre]]. Germain deemed the Order corrupt and having forgotten its orignal purpose, and schemed with other Templars who formed a splinter group with him.

===Murder of François de la Serre===
Though further involvement of Germain is unknown, he was the mastermind behind the murder of de la Serre, as well as the maker of the weapon used for the murder.

===Death of Chrétien Lafrenière===
After Arno dealt with de la Serre's direct killers, [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and [[Le Roi des Thunes]], he was led by the blade used to kill de la Serre to its maker, François-Thomas Germain. Upon Germain's first encounter with Arno, he craftly downplayed the fact that he once was a Templar himself, and pretended to be a simple silversmith who unintentionally discovered [[Chrétien Lafrenière]]'s terrible secrets while working for him. Germain catered to Arno's desperate desire for revenge, and falsely accused Lafrenière of having him make the poisoned pin blade, as well as plotting something ominous in [[Halles]].

Arno infiltrated Lafrenière's meeting with his followers in a graveyard in Halles, just in time to witness his zealous lecture against the [[Jacobin Club]] and the [[Assassins]]. Blinded by his rage and misled by Germain's false information, Arno decided against reporting what he had learned to the Assassins' Concil, and chose to take action immediately instead. But after assassinating Lafrenière, Arno found that despite the Templar's disagreements with de la Serre on the truce with [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]], Lafrenière was the man who sent the letter warning de la Serre about the traitor within the ranks of the Templars.

Since Lafrenière was loyal to de la Serre, which was further hinted by Mirabeau's statement, he might not have been the man behind the murder. The attack planned by Lafrenière on a certain location, which was not among the Assassin safehouses, became the new lead of Arno's investigation.

By the time Arno had discovered Germain's deception from [[Élise de la Serre]], Germain had already abandoned his residence, knowing that his bluff would not hold for long.

=== Execution of the King ===
In 21 January 1793, Germain was present at the Place de la Concorde, where the former King of France, Louis XVI was about to be executed. The Templar Grand Master then confronted Arno once again, proclaiming the rebirth of the Templar Order. Germain claimed to Arno that the reason for de la Serre's murder was to rid the Templar Order of corruption and bigotry. Germain also stated that de la Serre's murder was only the first phase of the Order's 'rebirth', and that the Order is truly reborn with the death of the former King Louis XVI.

Germain revealed his plans as Louis XVI was placed at the guillotine. By ridding France's upper class and aristocracy of power, it would be much easier for the Templars to gain control over France, by granting the power to the people instead. Once the former King was beheaded, Germain then made his escape, leaving Arno to deal with his subordinates.

===Death===
After the downfall of [[Maximilien de Robespierre]], knowledge of Germain's garrison, the [[Parisian Temple|Temple]], was exposed to Arno and [[Élise de la Serre]], who both infiltrated the Temple on their own and attempted to assassinate Germain. It was during this endeavor that Germain was tracked by Arno to the Temple's rooftop. As the Assassin attempted to kill Germain, he soon discovered that the Templar wielded an ancient and advanced weapon, a [[Swords of Eden|Sword of Eden]], making him a very difficult opponent.

Upon their final confrontation, Arno requested that Élise distract Germain, which she successfully did, allowing him to land three strikes. Prompted to use the Sword's power, Germain blasted Arno away with the artifact's power, pinning the Assassin under a large chunk of debris.

Faced with the choice of helping Arno free himself or preventing Germain's escape, Élise initially went to aid Arno, but soon changed her mind, engaging in a duel with the Templar Grand Master. In the exchange of blows, Élise managed to damage the Sword of Eden enough for it to backfire, with the resulting explosion injuring Germain and killing Élise. Just prior to the blast, Arno succeeding in breaking free, but arrived too late to stop the event from happening.

Mournfully, Arno looked over to the body of his dead love, before turning to assassinate Germain with his [[Hidden Blade]]. Arno witnessed Germain speaking directly into his mind, elaborating on the memory of the [[First Civilization]], and explaining its driving factor in his motivation to purge the Templar Order.

Years after the confrontation, Arno entered the temple once more, accompanied by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]. There, they discovered Germain's corpse which had long since decayed. They then buried his skeletal corpse in the Parisian catacombs.

==Legacy==
Being one of the [[Sages]], Germain was important to both Templars and Assassins in the 21st century. Finding information regarding the whereabouts of his body through the [[Genetic memory|memories]] of Arno was the ultimate goal of the modern Assassins.

==Trivia==
*According to [[Bishop]], Germain was the second known Sage who became a Templar Grand Master, following [[Jacques de Molay]], as [[Abstergo Industries]] suggested.<ref name="AENEH">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - New Employee Handbook]]''</ref>
*Germain was in the carriage which Arno mistook for [[François de la Serre]]'s, when he attempted to deliver the message from Chrétien Lafrenière to de la Serre.

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