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	Conciergerie Entrance.jpg\|A lithograph of the interior entranceway to the Conciergerie		Conciergerie Entrance.jpg\|A lithograph of the interior entranceway to the Conciergerie
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	\|description = A former royal palace used as [[Paris]]' main prison by the [[French Revolution]].		\|description = A former royal palace used as Paris' main prison by the French Revolution.
	\|location = Paris, France		\|location = [[Paris]], [[France]]
	\|architect = Unknown		\|architect = Unknown
	\|dateconstructed = 10th century		\|dateconstructed = 10th century
	\|functions = Royal palace<br>Prison		\|functions = Royal palace<br>Prison
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	The '''Conciergerie''' is a former prison on the [[Île de la Cité]] in [[Paris]].		The '''Conciergerie''' is a former prison on the [[Île de la Cité]] in [[Paris]], [[France]].

	==History==		==History==
	The Conciergerie received its name from "concierge", keeper of the royal palace. Along with the [[Sainte-Chapelle]] and the [[Palais de Justice]], it was originally part of the Palais de la Cité, the seat of the kings of [[France]] from the 10th century to the mid-14th century, when [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]] abandoned it in favor of the [[Louvre]]. By the early 15th century, it was primarily used as a prison, although the name remained.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Conciergerie]]</ref>		The Conciergerie received its name from "concierge", keeper of the royal palace. Along with the [[Sainte-Chapelle]] and the [[Palais de Justice]], it was originally part of the Palais de la Cité, the seat of the kings of [[France]] from the 10th century to the mid-14th century, when [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]] abandoned it in favor of the [[Louvre]]. By the early 15th century, it was primarily used as a prison, although the name remained.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Conciergerie]]</ref>
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	By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 [[livre]]s a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="Database" />		By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 [[livre]]s a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="Database" />

	In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>		In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – {{Cite\|7 Apr 2021. Memories/in-game files needed}}</ref>

	In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of extorted funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[guard]]s and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>		In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of extorted funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[guard]]s and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>

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	The Conciergerie received its name from "concierge", keeper of the royal palace. Along with the [[Sainte-Chapelle]] and the [[Palais de Justice]], it was originally part of the Palais de la Cité, the seat of the kings of [[France]] from the 10th century to the mid-14th century, when [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]] abandoned it in favor of the [[Louvre]]. By the early 15th century, it was primarily used as a prison, although the name remained.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Conciergerie]]</ref>		The Conciergerie received its name from "concierge", keeper of the royal palace. Along with the [[Sainte-Chapelle]] and the [[Palais de Justice]], it was originally part of the Palais de la Cité, the seat of the kings of [[France]] from the 10th century to the mid-14th century, when [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]] abandoned it in favor of the [[Louvre]]. By the early 15th century, it was primarily used as a prison, although the name remained.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Conciergerie]]</ref>

	By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 ~~livres~~ a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="Database" />		By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 [[livre]]s a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="Database" />

	In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>		In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>

	In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of extorted funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[~~guards~~]] and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>		In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of extorted funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[guard]]s and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>

	At some point, the Conciergerie served as the meeting place for a Templar agent and the turncoat Assassin [[Couillaud]]. A group of Assassins tailed the latter to the meeting, killed both men and dumped the corpses in the [[Seine]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' companion app]]</ref> In 1793, [[Marie Antoinette]], the former Queen of France, was imprisoned at the Conciergerie along with her seven-year-old son, the Dauphin [[Louis XVII of France\|Louis-Charles]]. The guards locked up the Dauphin on the floor beneath his mother so that she could hear him crying.<ref name="PW"/>		At some point, the Conciergerie served as the meeting place for a Templar agent and the turncoat Assassin [[Couillaud]]. A group of Assassins tailed the latter to the meeting, killed both men and dumped the corpses in the [[Seine]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' companion app]]</ref> In 1793, [[Marie Antoinette]], the former Queen of France, was imprisoned at the Conciergerie along with her seven-year-old son, the Dauphin [[Louis XVII of France\|Louis-Charles]]. The guards locked up the Dauphin on the floor beneath his mother so that she could hear him crying.<ref name="PW"/>

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

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	By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 livres a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="Database" />		By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 livres a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="Database" />

	In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>		In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>

	In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of extorted funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[guards]] and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>		In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of extorted funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[guards]] and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>

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	==History==		==History==
	The Conciergerie received its name from "concierge", keeper of the royal palace. Along with the [[Sainte-Chapelle]] and the [[Palais de Justice]], it was originally part of the Palais de la Cité, the seat of the kings of [[France]] from the 10th century to the mid-14th century, when [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]] abandoned it in favor of the [[Louvre]]. By the early 15th century, it was primarily used as a prison, although the name remained.<ref name="~~ACU~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		The Conciergerie received its name from "concierge", keeper of the royal palace. Along with the [[Sainte-Chapelle]] and the [[Palais de Justice]], it was originally part of the Palais de la Cité, the seat of the kings of [[France]] from the 10th century to the mid-14th century, when [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]] abandoned it in favor of the [[Louvre]]. By the early 15th century, it was primarily used as a prison, although the name remained.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Conciergerie]]</ref>

	By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 livres a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="~~ACU~~"/>		By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 livres a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="Database" />

	In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>		In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>

	In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of extorted funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[guards]] and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>		In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of extorted funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[guards]] and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>
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	Conciergerie Entrance.jpg\|A lithograph of the interior entranceway to the Conciergerie		Conciergerie Entrance.jpg\|A lithograph of the interior entranceway to the Conciergerie
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			==Appearance==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''

	==References==		==References==

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	In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>		In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>

	In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of ~~exhorted~~ funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[guards]] and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>		In January 1791, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Pierre Bellec]] and [[Arno Dorian]] to the Conciergerie to eliminate Arpinon and acquire a ledger containing Templar records of extorted funds. After eliminating a group of prison [[guards]] and sabotaging an alarm bell, the two Assassins eavesdropped on a meeting between Sivert, Arpinon and Duchesneau. Sivert reported that Lord [[Guillaume de Roussel]] had agreed to their demands, and as he and Duchesneau left, Arpinon prepared to transport the extorted valuables out of the prison, only to be assassinated by Bellec. Arno then killed Arpinon's bodyguard and stole the ledger, before he and Bellec escaped the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>

	At some point, the Conciergerie served as the meeting place for a Templar agent and the turncoat Assassin [[Couillaud]]. A group of Assassins tailed the latter to the meeting, killed both men and dumped the corpses in the [[Seine]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' companion app]]</ref> In 1793, [[Marie Antoinette]], the former Queen of France, was imprisoned at the Conciergerie along with her seven-year-old son, the Dauphin [[Louis XVII of France\|Louis-Charles]]. The guards locked up the Dauphin on the floor beneath his mother so that she could hear him crying.<ref name="PW"/>		At some point, the Conciergerie served as the meeting place for a Templar agent and the turncoat Assassin [[Couillaud]]. A group of Assassins tailed the latter to the meeting, killed both men and dumped the corpses in the [[Seine]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Unity companion app\|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' companion app]]</ref> In 1793, [[Marie Antoinette]], the former Queen of France, was imprisoned at the Conciergerie along with her seven-year-old son, the Dauphin [[Louis XVII of France\|Louis-Charles]]. The guards locked up the Dauphin on the floor beneath his mother so that she could hear him crying.<ref name="PW"/>

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	The Conciergerie received its name from "concierge", keeper of the royal palace. Along with the [[Sainte-Chapelle]] and the [[Palais de Justice]], it was originally part of the Palais de la Cité, the seat of the kings of [[France]] from the 10th century to the mid-14th century, when [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]] abandoned it in favor of the [[Louvre]]. By the early 15th century, it was primarily used as a prison, although the name remained.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		The Conciergerie received its name from "concierge", keeper of the royal palace. Along with the [[Sainte-Chapelle]] and the [[Palais de Justice]], it was originally part of the Palais de la Cité, the seat of the kings of [[France]] from the 10th century to the mid-14th century, when [[Charles V of France\|Charles V]] abandoned it in favor of the [[Louvre]]. By the early 15th century, it was primarily used as a prison, although the name remained.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''Project Widow''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 livres a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="ACU"/>		By the time of the [[French Revolution]], the Conciergerie had become Paris' main prison, with many aristocrats incarcerated there.<ref name="ACU"/> Nearly 3000 of the prisoners there had been sentenced to death,<ref name="PW">''[[Project Widow]]''</ref> and one surviving prisoner dubbed it "the vast antechamber of the [[guillotine]]". It was also described as "the most lucrative furnished lodging in Paris".<ref name="ACU"/> The wealthiest prisoners<ref name="PW"/> were charged 27 livres a month to rent a bed, but since many were executed within days, jailors could rent out the same bed up to ten times a month.<ref name="ACU"/>

	In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>		In an effort to gain favor with [[Grand Master]] [[François-Thomas Germain]], the [[Templars\|Templar]] [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]] and his associates [[Arpinon]] and [[Duchesneau]] sought to take advantage of the desperate situation of the nobility and clergy by extorting money and valuables from aristocrats in prisons such as the Conciergerie.<ref name="ACU"/>