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	\| birth = 27 July 1768<br>Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries, [[Kingdom of France]]		\| birth = 27 July 1768<br>Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries, [[Kingdom of France]]
	\| death = 17 July 1793 (aged 24)<br>[[Paris]], [[France\|French Republic]]		\| death = 17 July 1793 {{c\|aged 24}}<br>[[Paris]], [[France\|French Republic]]
	\| species = [[Human]]		\| species = [[Human]]
	\| database = [[Database: Charlotte Corday\|Charlotte Corday]]		\| database = [[Database: Charlotte Corday\|Charlotte Corday]]
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	A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>		A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>

	Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into [[Hôtel Providence]], she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[~~Simonne Evrard~~\|~~Simonne~~]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=Female Assassin Charlotte Corday – Deadlier than the male\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|date=2014-10-10\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075338/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=2017-10-17\|author=Ubisoft}}</ref>		Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into [[Hôtel Providence]], she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simone Évrard\|Simone]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=Female Assassin Charlotte Corday – Deadlier than the male\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|date=2014-10-10\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075338/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=2017-10-17\|author=Ubisoft}}</ref>

	Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU" />		Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU" />

	She was subsequently apprehended by the authorities, along with other suspects. The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] investigated Marat's death and found Corday's list of fake names, which spelled out "Providence", the hotel where he later found her confession.<ref name="ACU" /> Corday was executed by [[guillotine]] on 17 July 1793. It is said that her decapitated head was held up to the crowd and slapped for good measure, causing it to take on a look of indignation.<ref name="Charlotte" />		She was subsequently apprehended by the authorities, along with other suspects. The [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] investigated Marat's death and found Corday's list of fake names, which spelled out "Providence", the hotel where he later found her written confession.<ref name="ACU" /> Corday was executed by [[guillotine]] on 17 July 1793. It is said that her decapitated head was held up to the crowd and slapped for good measure, causing it to take on a look of indignation.<ref name="Charlotte" />

	==Behind the scenes ==		==Behind the scenes==
	Charlotte Corday is a historical figure introduced in the 2014 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', where she was voiced by [[Susan Glover]].		Charlotte Corday is a historical figure introduced in the 2014 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', where she was voiced by [[Susan Glover]].

	~~==Trivia==~~		Although ''[[Project Widow]]'' stated that Corday had bought the murder weapon used in the assassination of Marat from the [[Palais-Royal]], in-game, the merchant's stall where she purchased the knife is located in the [[Le Quartier Latin\|Quartier Latin]].

	*[[Project Widow]] stated that Corday bought the murder weapon at the [[Palais-Royal]], ~~but~~ in-game, the merchant's stall is located in the [[Le Quartier Latin\|Quartier Latin~~]], on the other side of the [[Seine~~]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">		<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
	ACU_Arno_questioning_Charlotte_Corday.png\|Arno Dorian questioning ~~Charlotte~~ Corday		ACU_Arno_questioning_Charlotte_Corday.png\|Arno Dorian questioning Corday
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''

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	{{Quote\|I annex my extract of baptism to show what the feeblest hand can do, led by a thorough devotion. If I do not succeed in my enterprise, Frenchmen, I have shown you the road, you know your enemies, arise! march, strike!\|Charlotte Corday in her note, 1793.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat}}		{{Quote\|I annex my extract of baptism to show what the feeblest hand can do, led by a thorough devotion. If I do not succeed in my enterprise, Frenchmen, I have shown you the road, you know your enemies, arise! march, strike!\|Charlotte Corday in her note, 1793.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat}}
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	==Behind the scenes ==		==Behind the scenes ==
	Charlotte Corday is a historical figure introduced in the 2014 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', where she was ~~portrayed~~ by [[Susan Glover]].		Charlotte Corday is a historical figure introduced in the 2014 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', where she was voiced by [[Susan Glover]].

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>		A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>

	Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into [[Hôtel Providence]], she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=Female Assassin Charlotte Corday – Deadlier than the male\|publisher=~~assassinscreed.ubi.com~~\|date=2014-10-10\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075338/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=2017-10-17}}</ref>		Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into [[Hôtel Providence]], she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=Female Assassin Charlotte Corday – Deadlier than the male\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|date=2014-10-10\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075338/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=2017-10-17\|author=Ubisoft}}</ref>

	Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU" />		Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU" />

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	==Behind the scenes ==		==Behind the scenes ==
	Charlotte Corday is a ~~character from~~ the game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', where she ~~is voiced~~ by [[Susan Glover]].		Charlotte Corday is a historical figure introduced in the 2014 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', where she was portrayed by [[Susan Glover]].

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	{{Quote\|I annex my extract of baptism to show what the feeblest hand can do, led by a thorough devotion. If I do not succeed in my enterprise, Frenchmen, I have shown you the road, you know your enemies, arise! march, strike!\|Charlotte Corday in her note, 1793.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|I annex my extract of baptism to show what the feeblest hand can do, led by a thorough devotion. If I do not succeed in my enterprise, Frenchmen, I have shown you the road, you know your enemies, arise! march, strike!\|Charlotte Corday in her note, 1793.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat}}
	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\| image = ACU Charlotte Corday.png		\| image = ACU Charlotte Corday.png
	\| birth = 27 July 1768<br>Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries, [[Kingdom of France]]		\| birth = 27 July 1768<br>Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries, [[Kingdom of France]]
	\| death = 17 July 1793 (aged 24)<br>[[Paris]], [[France\|French Republic]]		\| death = 17 July 1793 (aged 24)<br>[[Paris]], [[France\|French Republic]]
	~~\| actor = [[Susan Glover]]~~
	\| species = [[Human]]		\| species = [[Human]]
	\| database = [[Database: Charlotte Corday\|Charlotte Corday]]}}		\| database = [[Database: Charlotte Corday\|Charlotte Corday]]
			}}
	'''Charlotte Corday''' (1768 – 1793) was a figure of the [[French Revolution]]. A minor noblewoman who sympathized with the [[Girondists]], she became famous for her assassination of radical journalist [[Jean-Paul Marat]] in 1793.		'''Charlotte Corday''' (1768 – 1793) was a figure of the [[French Revolution]]. A minor noblewoman who sympathized with the [[Girondists]], she became famous for her assassination of radical journalist [[Jean-Paul Marat]] in 1793.

	==Biography==		==Biography ==
	A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>		A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>

	Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into [[Hôtel Providence]], she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=Female Assassin Charlotte Corday – Deadlier than the male\|publisher=assassinscreed.ubi.com\|date=2014-10-10\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075338/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=2017-10-17}}</ref>		Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into [[Hôtel Providence]], she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=Female Assassin Charlotte Corday – Deadlier than the male\|publisher=assassinscreed.ubi.com\|date=2014-10-10\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075338/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=2017-10-17}}</ref>

	Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU"/>		Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU" />

	She was subsequently apprehended by the authorities, along with other suspects. The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] investigated Marat's death and found Corday's list of fake names, which spelled out "Providence", the hotel where he later found her confession.<ref name="ACU"/> Corday was executed by [[guillotine]] on 17 July 1793. It is said that her decapitated head was held up to the crowd and slapped for good measure, causing it to take on a look of indignation.<ref name="Charlotte"/>		She was subsequently apprehended by the authorities, along with other suspects. The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] investigated Marat's death and found Corday's list of fake names, which spelled out "Providence", the hotel where he later found her confession.<ref name="ACU" /> Corday was executed by [[guillotine]] on 17 July 1793. It is said that her decapitated head was held up to the crowd and slapped for good measure, causing it to take on a look of indignation.<ref name="Charlotte" />

			==Behind the scenes ==
			Charlotte Corday is a character from the game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', where she is voiced by [[Susan Glover]].

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

	*[[Project Widow]] stated that Corday bought the murder weapon at the [[Palais-Royal]], but in-game, the merchant's stall is located in the [[Le Quartier Latin\|Quartier Latin]], on the other side of the [[Seine]].		*[[Project Widow]] stated that Corday bought the murder weapon at the [[Palais-Royal]], but in-game, the merchant's stall is located in the [[Le Quartier Latin\|Quartier Latin]], on the other side of the [[Seine]].

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''

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	A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>		A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>

	Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into [[Hôtel Providence]], she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-~~32to~~ Female Assassin Charlotte Corday - Deadlier than the male~~]{{Dead link~~}}</ref>		Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into [[Hôtel Providence]], she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=Female Assassin Charlotte Corday – Deadlier than the male\|publisher=assassinscreed.ubi.com\|date=2014-10-10\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075338/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=2017-10-17}}</ref>

	Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU"/>		Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU"/>

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	A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>		A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>

	Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into ~~Hotel~~ Providence, she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32to Female Assassin Charlotte Corday - Deadlier than the male]{{Dead link}}</ref>		Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into [[Hôtel Providence]], she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32to Female Assassin Charlotte Corday - Deadlier than the male]{{Dead link}}</ref>

	Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU"/>		Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU"/>

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	A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>		A minor aristocrat from {{Wiki\|Caen}}, Corday grew appalled as the Revolution became more and more radicalized, making her sympathetic to the moderate Girondists. Convinced that Jean-Paul Marat would lead the country into civil war through his inflammatory newspaper, she resolved to kill him in an attempt to prevent further bloodshed.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Charlotte Corday]]</ref>

	Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into Hotel Providence, she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU"/><ref name="Charlotte">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32to Female Assassin Charlotte Corday - Deadlier than the male]</ref>		Corday journeyed to [[Paris]] with the intention of striking down Marat in public, but discovered that a skin condition kept him confined to his residence. Checking into Hotel Providence, she left a note confessing to the murder she was about to commit, following which she purchased an expensive knife and set off towards Marat's residence. Corday attempted to bluff her way inside, claiming she had a list of Girondists that were planning an uprising in Caen, but was turned away by Marat's wife [[Simonne Evrard\|Simonne]].<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat]]</ref><ref name="Charlotte">[http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-178516-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32to Female Assassin Charlotte Corday - Deadlier than the male]{{Dead link}}</ref>

	Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU"/>		Corday tried again that evening and managed to get an audience with Marat. She was invited upstairs, where the man was soaking in a medicinal bath, and named the supposed Girondists that were conspiring against him. As Marat wrote them down, Corday stabbed him in the chest, killing the revolutionary almost instantly.<ref name="ACU"/>

	She was subsequently apprehended by the authorities, along with other suspects. The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] investigated Marat's death and found Corday's list of fake names, which spelled out "Providence", the hotel where he later found her confession. Corday was executed by [[guillotine]] on 17 July 1793.~~<ref name="ACU"/>~~ It is said that her decapitated head was held up to the crowd and slapped for good measure, causing it to take on a look of indignation.<ref name="Charlotte"/>		She was subsequently apprehended by the authorities, along with other suspects. The [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] investigated Marat's death and found Corday's list of fake names, which spelled out "Providence", the hotel where he later found her confession.<ref name="ACU"/> Corday was executed by [[guillotine]] on 17 July 1793. It is said that her decapitated head was held up to the crowd and slapped for good measure, causing it to take on a look of indignation.<ref name="Charlotte"/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*[[Project Widow]] stated that Corday bought the murder weapon at the [[Palais-Royal]], but in-game, the merchant's stall is located in the [[Le Quartier Latin\|Quartier Latin]], on the other side of the [[Seine]].		*[[Project Widow]] stated that Corday bought the murder weapon at the [[Palais-Royal]], but in-game, the merchant's stall is located in the [[Le Quartier Latin\|Quartier Latin]], on the other side of the [[Seine]].

			==Gallery==
			<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
			ACU_Arno_questioning_Charlotte_Corday.png\|Arno Dorian questioning Charlotte Corday
			</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	*[[Project Widow]] stated that Corday bought the murder weapon at the [[Palais-Royal]], but in-game, the merchant's stall is located in the [[Le Quartier Latin\|Quartier Latin]], on the other side of the [[Seine]].		*[[Project Widow]] stated that Corday bought the murder weapon at the [[Palais-Royal]], but in-game, the merchant's stall is located in the [[Le Quartier Latin\|Quartier Latin]], on the other side of the [[Seine]].

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''