Cour des Miracles - Revision history

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	{{Quote\|The good folk of Paris give more money to crippled beggars than whole ones. Le Roi des Thunes sees in that bit of trivia an opportunity to motivate his less-successful employees.\|The Marquis de Sade on le Roi des Thunes' rule, 1791.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|The Kingdom of Beggars}}		{{Quote\|The good folk of Paris give more money to crippled beggars than whole ones. Le Roi des Thunes sees in that bit of trivia an opportunity to motivate his less-successful employees.\|The Marquis de Sade on the Roi des Thunes' rule, 1791.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|The Kingdom of Beggars}}
	[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]		[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]
	'''La Cour des Miracles''' (English: ''Court of Miracles'') was one of the poorest, most dangerous slums in [[Paris]] during the 17th and 18th centuries.		'''La Cour des Miracles''' (English: ''Court of Miracles'') was one of the poorest, most dangerous slums in [[Paris]] during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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	The Court's ironic title refers to the many beggars who faked terrible injuries and diseases to elicit donations, only to be miraculously "cured" when it was time to go home. The area's inhabitants lived in a counter-society under a Roi des Thunes, or King of Beggars, to whom they paid tribute, a percentage of what the beggars had earned from kind-hearted citizens.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>		The Court's ironic title refers to the many beggars who faked terrible injuries and diseases to elicit donations, only to be miraculously "cured" when it was time to go home. The area's inhabitants lived in a counter-society under a Roi des Thunes, or King of Beggars, to whom they paid tribute, a percentage of what the beggars had earned from kind-hearted citizens.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

	During the reign of King [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], the Court's population noticeably increased; by 1777, over one million people were declared beggars by the state. Yet, during the [[French Revolution]], the amount of beggars began to decline.<ref name="AE Handbook">[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook]]</ref>		During the reign of King [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], the Court's population noticeably increased; by 1777, over one million people were declared beggars by the state. Yet, during the [[French Revolution]], the amount of beggars began to decline.<ref name="AE Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook]]''</ref>

	At the time, the Roi des Thunes was a [[Roi des Thunes\|minor nobleman]] who joined the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] after assisting in its takeover by [[François-Thomas Germain]]. Much of the Court's income was subsequently used to the benefit of the Roi des Thunes' new allies, and if the beggars' tributes were deemed unsatisfactory, they were disfigured to arouse more sympathy.<ref name="ACU"/>		At the time, the Roi des Thunes was a [[Roi des Thunes\|minor nobleman]] who joined the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] after assisting in its takeover by [[François-Thomas Germain]]. Much of the Court's income was subsequently used to the benefit of the Roi des Thunes' new allies, and if the beggars' tributes were deemed unsatisfactory, they were disfigured to arouse more sympathy.<ref name="ACU"/>

	In January 1791, he was killed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Following this, the Court fell under the control of the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who provided occasional assistance to the Assassins when required.<ref name="ACU"/> After the Revolution, the slums were demolished by the police force, bringing an end to the Court of Miracles.<ref name="AE Handbook"/>		In January 1791, the Roi des Thunes was killed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Following this, the Court fell under the control of the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who provided occasional assistance to the Assassins when required.<ref name="ACU"/> After the Revolution, the slums were demolished by the police force, bringing an end to the Court of Miracles.<ref name="AE Handbook"/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*French novelist Victor Hugo references a Cour des Miracles in both ''{{Wiki\|Les Misérables}}'' and ''{{Wiki\|The Hunchback of Notre-Dame}}''.		*French novelist {{Wiki\|Victor Hugo}} references a Cour des Miracles in both ''{{Wiki\|Les Misérables}}'' and ''{{Wiki\|The Hunchback of Notre-Dame}}''.
	*In reality, accounts of the Cour des Miracles having a counter-society are believed to have been little more than literary fantasy.		*In reality, accounts of the Cour des Miracles having a counter-society are believed to have been little more than literary fantasy.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACU Roi des Thunes Chamber - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Roi des Thunes' sewer chamber		ACU Roi des Thunes Chamber - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Roi des Thunes' sewer chamber
	CourDesMiraclesDore.jpg\|An illustration of the Cour des Miracles by {{Wiki\|Gustave Doré}}		CourDesMiraclesDore.jpg\|An illustration of the Cour des Miracles by {{Wiki\|Gustave Doré}}
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' ~~{{1st}}~~		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Paris]]		[[Category:Paris]]

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	{{Quote\|The good folk of Paris give more money to crippled beggars than whole ones. Le Roi des Thunes sees in that bit of trivia an opportunity to motivate his less-successful employees.\|The Marquis de Sade on le Roi des Thunes' rule, 1791.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}		{{Quote\|The good folk of Paris give more money to crippled beggars than whole ones. Le Roi des Thunes sees in that bit of trivia an opportunity to motivate his less-successful employees.\|The Marquis de Sade on le Roi des Thunes' rule, 1791.\|Assassin's Creed: Unity\|The Kingdom of Beggars}}
	[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]		[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]
	'''La Cour des Miracles''' (English: ''Court of Miracles'') was one of the poorest, most dangerous slums in [[Paris]] during the 17th and 18th centuries.		'''La Cour des Miracles''' (English: ''Court of Miracles'') was one of the poorest, most dangerous slums in [[Paris]] during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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	[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]		[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]

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	CourDesMiraclesDore.jpg\|An illustration of the Cour des Miracles by {{Wiki\|Gustave Doré}}		CourDesMiraclesDore.jpg\|An illustration of the Cour des Miracles by {{Wiki\|Gustave Doré}}
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{1st}}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Paris]]		[[Category:Paris]]

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*French novelist Victor Hugo references a Cour des Miracles in both ''{{Wiki\|Les Misérables}}'' and ''{{Wiki\|The Hunchback of Notre Dame}}''.		*French novelist Victor Hugo references a Cour des Miracles in both ''{{Wiki\|Les Misérables}}'' and ''{{Wiki\|The Hunchback of Notre-Dame}}''.
	*In reality, accounts of the Cour des Miracles having a counter-society are believed to have been little more than literary fantasy.		*In reality, accounts of the Cour des Miracles having a counter-society are believed to have been little more than literary fantasy.

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	At the time, the Roi des Thunes was a [[Roi des Thunes\|minor nobleman]] who joined the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] after assisting in its takeover by [[François-Thomas Germain]]. Much of the Court's income was subsequently used to the benefit of the Roi des Thunes' new allies, and if the beggars' tributes were deemed unsatisfactory, they were disfigured to arouse more sympathy.<ref name="ACU"/>		At the time, the Roi des Thunes was a [[Roi des Thunes\|minor nobleman]] who joined the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] after assisting in its takeover by [[François-Thomas Germain]]. Much of the Court's income was subsequently used to the benefit of the Roi des Thunes' new allies, and if the beggars' tributes were deemed unsatisfactory, they were disfigured to arouse more sympathy.<ref name="ACU"/>

	In January 1791, he was killed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Following this, the Court fell under the control of the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who provided occasional assistance to the Assassins when required.<ref name="ACU"/> After the Revolution, the slums were ~~domlished~~ by the police force, bringing an end to the Court of Miracles.<ref name="AE Handbook"/>		In January 1791, he was killed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Following this, the Court fell under the control of the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who provided occasional assistance to the Assassins when required.<ref name="ACU"/> After the Revolution, the slums were demolished by the police force, bringing an end to the Court of Miracles.<ref name="AE Handbook"/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery ~~widths~~="~~180~~" position="center" spacing="small" ~~captionalign~~="~~center~~">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
	ACU Roi des Thunes Chamber - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Roi des Thunes' sewer chamber		ACU Roi des Thunes Chamber - Concept Art.jpg\|Concept art of the Roi des Thunes' sewer chamber
	CourDesMiraclesDore.jpg\|An illustration of the Cour des Miracles by {{Wiki\|Gustave Doré}}		CourDesMiraclesDore.jpg\|An illustration of the Cour des Miracles by {{Wiki\|Gustave Doré}}

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	[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]		[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]
	'''La Cour des Miracles''' (English: ''Court of Miracles'') was one of the poorest, most dangerous slums in [[Paris]] by the ~~late~~ 18th ~~century~~.		'''La Cour des Miracles''' (English: ''Court of Miracles'') was one of the poorest, most dangerous slums in [[Paris]] during the 17th and 18th centuries.

	The inhabitants ~~of the Court~~ lived in a counter-society under a Roi des Thunes, or King of Beggars, to whom they paid tribute. ~~By 1789~~, the Roi des Thunes was a [[Roi des Thunes\|minor nobleman]] who joined the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] after assisting in its takeover by [[François-Thomas Germain]]. In January 1791, he was killed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Following this, the Court fell under the control of the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who provided occasional assistance to the Assassins when required.		==History==
			The Court's ironic title refers to the many beggars who faked terrible injuries and diseases to elicit donations, only to be miraculously "cured" when it was time to go home. The area's inhabitants lived in a counter-society under a Roi des Thunes, or King of Beggars, to whom they paid tribute, a percentage of what the beggars had earned from kind-hearted citizens.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref>

			During the reign of King [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], the Court's population noticeably increased; by 1777, over one million people were declared beggars by the state. Yet, during the [[French Revolution]], the amount of beggars began to decline.<ref name="AE Handbook">[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook]]</ref>

			At the time, the Roi des Thunes was a [[Roi des Thunes\|minor nobleman]] who joined the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] after assisting in its takeover by [[François-Thomas Germain]]. Much of the Court's income was subsequently used to the benefit of the Roi des Thunes' new allies, and if the beggars' tributes were deemed unsatisfactory, they were disfigured to arouse more sympathy.<ref name="ACU"/>

			In January 1791, he was killed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Following this, the Court fell under the control of the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who provided occasional assistance to the Assassins when required.<ref name="ACU"/> After the Revolution, the slums were domlished by the police force, bringing an end to the Court of Miracles.<ref name="AE Handbook"/>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*~~Accounts~~ of the Cour des Miracles having a counter-society are believed to have been little more than literary fantasy.		*French novelist Victor Hugo references a Cour des Miracles in both ''{{Wiki\|Les Misérables}}'' and ''{{Wiki\|The Hunchback of Notre Dame}}''.
			*In reality, accounts of the Cour des Miracles having a counter-society are believed to have been little more than literary fantasy.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Paris]]		[[Category:Paris]]

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	'''La Cour des Miracles''' (English: ''Court of Miracles'') was one of the poorest, most dangerous slums in [[Paris]] by the late 18th century.		'''La Cour des Miracles''' (English: ''Court of Miracles'') was one of the poorest, most dangerous slums in [[Paris]] by the late 18th century.

	~~During this time~~, the ~~Court~~ was ~~controlled by the~~ [[Roi des Thunes]] - the ~~King of Beggars~~ - ~~until his death at~~ the ~~hands of an~~ [[Assassins\|Assassin]] ~~named~~ [[Arno Dorian]]. Following this, the Court fell under the control of the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who provided occasional assistance to the Assassins when required.		The inhabitants of the Court lived in a counter-society under a Roi des Thunes, or King of Beggars, to whom they paid tribute. By 1789, the Roi des Thunes was a [[Roi des Thunes\|minor nobleman]] who joined the [[Templars\|Templar Order]] after assisting in its takeover by [[François-Thomas Germain]]. In January 1791, he was killed by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]]. Following this, the Court fell under the control of the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade\|Marquis de Sade]], who provided occasional assistance to the Assassins when required.

			==Trivia==
			*Accounts of the Cour des Miracles having a counter-society are believed to have been little more than literary fantasy.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]		[[File:ACU Cour des Miracles.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Cour des Miracles]]

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