College of the Four Nations - Revision history

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	==History==		==History==
	The college was founded by [[Cardinal]] [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|~~Rouissillon~~}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>		The college was founded by [[Cardinal]] [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Roussillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Flying Boy]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Flying Boy]]</ref>

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History

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	During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Flying Boy]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Flying Boy]]</ref>

	In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ ~~de Tourzel~~\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />		In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise Élisabeth de Croÿ\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	==History==		==History==
	The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>		The college was founded by [[Cardinal]] [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Flying Boy]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Flying Boy]]</ref>

	In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|~~King~~ Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />		In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations\|database entry]] for the College incorrectly states the eponymous four nations were "Flanders, Alsace, Piedmont and {{Wiki\|Artois}}". In fact, the contiguous regions of Artois and Flanders were counted as one and the fourth nation was actually Roussillon. Artois and Roussillon had been acquired in 1659 ~~(treaty~~ of the Pyrenees), while Alsace had been acquired in 1648 ~~(peace~~ of Westphalia). Finally, France had acquired ~~from Piedmont~~ the city of Pignerol ~~(and~~ not the ~~entirety of Piedmont)~~ in 1631 ~~(treaty~~ of Cherasco), and returned it in 1696.		The [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations\|database entry]] for the College incorrectly states the eponymous four nations were "Flanders, Alsace, Piedmont and {{Wiki\|Artois}}". In fact, the contiguous regions of Artois and Flanders were counted as one and the fourth nation was actually Roussillon. Artois and Roussillon had been acquired in 1659 following the {{Wiki\|Treaty of the Pyrenees}}, while Alsace had been acquired in 1648 with the {{Wiki\|Peace of Westphalia}}. Finally, France had acquired only the city of Pignerol from Piedmont, not the entire region, in 1631 after the {{Wiki\|Armistice of Cherasco}} and returned it in 1696.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>		The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – ~~{{Cite\|27 July 2022. Memory needed}}~~</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Flying Boy]]</ref>

	In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />		In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations\|database entry]] for the College incorrectly states the eponymous four nations were "Flanders, Alsace, Piedmont and {{Wiki\|Artois}}". In fact, Artois and Flanders were counted as one and the fourth nation was actually Roussillon. Artois and Roussillon had been acquired in 1659 (treaty of the Pyrenees), Alsace had been acquired in 1648 (peace of Westphalia). Finally, France had acquired the ~~Piedmontese~~ city of Pignerol (and not the entirety of Piedmont) in 1631 (treaty of Cherasco) and returned it in 1696.		The [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations\|database entry]] for the College incorrectly states the eponymous four nations were "Flanders, Alsace, Piedmont and {{Wiki\|Artois}}". In fact, the contiguous regions of Artois and Flanders were counted as one and the fourth nation was actually Roussillon. Artois and Roussillon had been acquired in 1659 (treaty of the Pyrenees), while Alsace had been acquired in 1648 (peace of Westphalia). Finally, France had acquired from Piedmont the city of Pignerol (and not the entirety of Piedmont) in 1631 (treaty of Cherasco), and returned it in 1696.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations\|database entry]] for the College incorrectly states the eponymous four nations were "Flanders, Alsace, Piedmont and {{Wiki\|Artois}}". In fact, Artois ~~was considered part of the~~ Flanders and the fourth nation was actually Roussillon. ~~Moreover~~, France had acquired ~~only~~ the Piedmontese ~~border town~~ of Pignerol, not the entirety of Piedmont.		The [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations\|database entry]] for the College incorrectly states the eponymous four nations were "Flanders, Alsace, Piedmont and {{Wiki\|Artois}}". In fact, Artois and Flanders were counted as one and the fourth nation was actually Roussillon. Artois and Roussillon had been acquired in 1659 (treaty of the Pyrenees), Alsace had been acquired in 1648 (peace of Westphalia). Finally, France had acquired the Piedmontese city of Pignerol (and not the entirety of Piedmont) in 1631 (treaty of Cherasco) and returned it in 1696.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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History

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	The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>		The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – {{Cite\|27 July 2022. Memory needed}}</ref>

	In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />		In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />

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	{{Quote\|Great minds reach for Heaven, men of the South gaze North, four Nations seek the truth.\|A riddle by [[Nostradamus]] describing the College of the Four Nations.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|Great minds reach for Heaven, men of the South gaze North, four Nations seek the truth.\|A riddle by Nostradamus describing the College of the Four Nations.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|Sagittarius}}
	[[File:ACU_College_of_the_Four_Nations.png\|thumb\|250px\|College of the Four Nations]]		[[File:ACU_College_of_the_Four_Nations.png\|thumb\|250px\|College of the Four Nations]]
	The '''College of the Four Nations''' (French: ''Collège des Quatre-Nations''), also known as the '''Collège Mazarin''' after its founder, was a college of the {{Wiki\|University of Paris}}.		The '''College of the Four Nations''' (French: ''Collège des Quatre-Nations''), also known as the '''Collège Mazarin''' after its founder, was a college of the {{Wiki\|University of Paris}}.
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	In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />		In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*The [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations\|database entry]] for the College incorrectly states the eponymous four nations were "Flanders, Alsace, Piedmont and {{Wiki\|Artois}}". In fact, Artois was considered part of the Flanders and the fourth nation was actually Roussillon. Moreover, France had acquired only the Piedmontese border town of Pignerol, not the entirety of Piedmont.		The [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations\|database entry]] for the College incorrectly states the eponymous four nations were "Flanders, Alsace, Piedmont and {{Wiki\|Artois}}". In fact, Artois was considered part of the Flanders and the fourth nation was actually Roussillon. Moreover, France had acquired only the Piedmontese border town of Pignerol, not the entirety of Piedmont.

	~~==Gallery==~~
	~~<gallery position=center captionalign=center>~~
	~~Paris-comic.png\|[[Desmond Miles]] and [[Lucy Stillman]] in front of the College of the Four Nations (non-canon)~~
	~~</gallery>~~

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed (Les Deux Royaumes comics)\|Assassin's Creed]] – [[Assassin's Creed 1: Desmond]]'' {{1st}} {{c\|non-canon}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''

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	{{Quote\|Great minds reach for Heaven, men of the South gaze North, four Nations seek the truth.\|A riddle by [[Nostradamus]] describing the College of the Four Nations.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|Great minds reach for Heaven, men of the South gaze North, four Nations seek the truth.\|A riddle by [[Nostradamus]] describing the College of the Four Nations.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
	[[File:ACU_College_of_the_Four_Nations.png\|thumb\|250px\|College of the Four Nations]]		[[File:ACU_College_of_the_Four_Nations.png\|thumb\|250px\|College of the Four Nations]]

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	==History==		==History==
	The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million ~~livres~~ to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>		The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>

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	The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>		The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – ~~{{Cite\|27 July 2022. Memory needed}}~~</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Flying Boy]]</ref>

	In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />		In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />

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	The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>		The college was founded by Cardinal [[Jules Mazarin]], who had amassed a large fortune in the 18 years he had governed [[France]]. He left 2 million [[livre]]s to build the college, in addition to an annuity to house 60 fellows selected from "four {{Wiki\|Nation (university)\|nations}}" which had recently come under French rule: {{Wiki\|Flanders}}, {{Wiki\|Alsace}}, {{Wiki\|Rouissillon}}, and the {{Wiki\|Piedmont\|Piedmontese}} town of {{Wiki\|Pinerolo\|Pignerol}}. Considered one of the finest monuments in [[Paris]], the college was located on the northern bank of the [[Seine]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Collège des Quatre-Nations]]</ref>

	During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], the college was used for a public experiment on electrically induced flight. Knowing that high electrical charges were deadly to the test subject, the scientist [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]] attempting to stop the experiment, only to be put under house arrest. After being freed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]], Laplace had the former sabotage the experiment by replacing the [[Leyden jar]] used with one that held a non-lethal charge of electricity.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – {{Cite\|27 July 2022. Memory needed}}</ref>

	In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />		In 1793, the college was turned into a prison, its first detainees being the [[Jacobins\|Jacobin]] [[Jacques-Louis David]], advocate of painless death [[Joseph-Ignace Guillotin]] and the governess to the royal children, {{Wiki\|Louise-Élisabeth de Croÿ de Tourzel\|Madame de Tourzel}}. The college chapel eventually became a [[sugar]] store reserved to the upper classes of Paris. Today, the college houses the {{Wiki\|Institut de France}} and the {{Wiki\|Bibliothèque Mazarine}}. The latter holds 275,000 volumes, many of which were recovered from victims of the [[guillotine]] and ''{{Wiki\|émigré}}s'', as well as from [[Louis XVI of France\|King Louis XVI]].<ref name="Database" />

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