La Voisin - Revision history

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	'''Catherine Monvoisin''' (née '''Deshayes'''; c. 1640 – 1680), better known as '''La Voisin''' (English: The Neighbor), was a [[France\|French]] fortune teller who dealt in [[poison]]s.		'''Catherine Monvoisin''' (née '''Deshayes'''; c. 1640 – 1680), better known as '''La Voisin''' (English: ''The Neighbor''), was a [[France\|French]] fortune teller who dealt in [[poison]]s.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	La Voisin was initially a fortune-teller, but soon extended her services to fulfilling the fortunes of her clients. Utilizing both alchemy and black masses, she created a subtle and effective poison which had no smell and left no trace. She used the poison by employing various trick jewelry with hidden compartments. Holding little affection for her husband or sons, La Voisin was said to have attempted or plotted to poison them.<ref name="~~database~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: The La Voisin Poisonings]]</ref>		La Voisin was initially a fortune-teller, but soon extended her services to fulfilling the fortunes of her clients. Utilizing both alchemy and black masses, she created a subtle and effective poison which had no smell and left no trace. She used the poison by employing various trick jewelry with hidden compartments. Holding little affection for her husband or sons, La Voisin was said to have attempted or plotted to poison them.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: The La Voisin Poisonings]]</ref>

	However, her daughter, [[Marguerite Monvoisin]], appears to have assisted in her plots, most famously a series of scandals known as the {{Wiki\|Affair of the Poisons}}. According to information gathered by the authorities in charge of uncovering La Voisin's conspiracy, La Voisin and {{Wiki\|Madame de Montespan}}, the former official mistress of King [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], had plotted against the king. La Voisin was convicted of conspiracy, and was condemned to death and burned at the stake at the [[Place de Grève]] on 22 Februrary 1680. Nonetheless, Marguerite continued the family traditions.<ref name="~~database~~" />		However, her daughter, [[Marguerite Monvoisin]], appears to have assisted in her plots, most famously a series of scandals known as the {{Wiki\|Affair of the Poisons}}. According to information gathered by the authorities in charge of uncovering La Voisin's conspiracy, La Voisin and {{Wiki\|Madame de Montespan}}, the former official mistress of King [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], had plotted against the king. La Voisin was convicted of conspiracy, and was condemned to death and burned at the stake at the [[Place de Grève]] on 22 Februrary 1680. Nonetheless, Marguerite continued the family traditions.<ref name="Database" />

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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	La Voisin was initially a fortune-teller, but soon extended her services to fulfilling the fortunes of her clients. Utilizing both alchemy and black masses, she created a subtle and effective poison which had no smell and left no trace. She used the poison by employing various trick jewelry with hidden compartments. Holding little affection for her husband or sons, La Voisin was said to have attempted or plotted to poison them.<ref name="database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: The La Voisin Poisonings]]</ref>		La Voisin was initially a fortune-teller, but soon extended her services to fulfilling the fortunes of her clients. Utilizing both alchemy and black masses, she created a subtle and effective poison which had no smell and left no trace. She used the poison by employing various trick jewelry with hidden compartments. Holding little affection for her husband or sons, La Voisin was said to have attempted or plotted to poison them.<ref name="database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: The La Voisin Poisonings]]</ref>

	However, her daughter, [[Marguerite Monvoisin]], appears to have assisted in her plots, most famously a series of scandals known as the {{Wiki\|Affair of the Poisons}}. According to information gathered by the authorities in charge of uncovering La Voisin's conspiracy, La Voisin and {{Wiki~~\|Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan~~\|Madame de Montespan}}, the former official mistress of King [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], had plotted against the king. La Voisin was convicted of conspiracy, and was condemned to death and burned at the stake at the [[Place de Grève]] on 22 Februrary 1680. Nonetheless, Marguerite continued the family traditions.<ref name="database" />		However, her daughter, [[Marguerite Monvoisin]], appears to have assisted in her plots, most famously a series of scandals known as the {{Wiki\|Affair of the Poisons}}. According to information gathered by the authorities in charge of uncovering La Voisin's conspiracy, La Voisin and {{Wiki\|Madame de Montespan}}, the former official mistress of King [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], had plotted against the king. La Voisin was convicted of conspiracy, and was condemned to death and burned at the stake at the [[Place de Grève]] on 22 Februrary 1680. Nonetheless, Marguerite continued the family traditions.<ref name="database" />

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==

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	'''Catherine Monvoisin''' (née '''Deshayes'''; c. 1640 – 1680), better known as '''La Voisin''', was a [[France\|French]] fortune teller who dealt in [[poison]]s.		'''Catherine Monvoisin''' (née '''Deshayes'''; c. 1640 – 1680), better known as '''La Voisin''' (English: The Neighbor), was a [[France\|French]] fortune teller who dealt in [[poison]]s.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	La Voisin was initially a fortune-teller, but soon extended her services to fulfilling the fortunes of her clients. Utilizing both alchemy and black masses, she created a subtle and effective poison which had no smell and left no trace. She used the poison by employing various trick jewelry with hidden compartments. Holding little affection for her husband or sons, La Voisin was said to have attempted or plotted to poison them.<ref name="database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: The La Voisin Poisonings]]</ref>		La Voisin was initially a fortune-teller, but soon extended her services to fulfilling the fortunes of her clients. Utilizing both alchemy and black masses, she created a subtle and effective poison which had no smell and left no trace. She used the poison by employing various trick jewelry with hidden compartments. Holding little affection for her husband or sons, La Voisin was said to have attempted or plotted to poison them.<ref name="database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: The La Voisin Poisonings]]</ref>

	However, her daughter, [[Marguerite Monvoisin]], appears to have assisted in her plots, most famously a series of scandals known as the {{Wiki\|Affair of the Poisons}}. According to information gathered by the authorities in charge of uncovering La Voisin's conspiracy, La Voisin and {{Wiki\|Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan\|Madame de Montespan}}, the former official mistress of [[Louis XIV of France\|~~King~~ Louis XIV]], had plotted against the king. La Voisin was convicted of conspiracy, and was condemned to death and burned at the stake at the [[Place de Grève]] on 22 Februrary 1680. Nonetheless, Marguerite continued the family traditions.<ref name="database" />		However, her daughter, [[Marguerite Monvoisin]], appears to have assisted in her plots, most famously a series of scandals known as the {{Wiki\|Affair of the Poisons}}. According to information gathered by the authorities in charge of uncovering La Voisin's conspiracy, La Voisin and {{Wiki\|Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan\|Madame de Montespan}}, the former official mistress of King [[Louis XIV of France\|Louis XIV]], had plotted against the king. La Voisin was convicted of conspiracy, and was condemned to death and burned at the stake at the [[Place de Grève]] on 22 Februrary 1680. Nonetheless, Marguerite continued the family traditions.<ref name="database" />

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Hot Chocolate to Die For]]</ref>		During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Hot Chocolate to Die For]]</ref>

	~~==Trivia==~~
	*''La Voisin'' is {{wiki\|French language\|French}} for 'the Neighbor'.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.~~{{Cite}}~~		During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Hot Chocolate to Die For]]</ref>

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	La Voisin was initially a fortune-teller, but soon extended her services to fulfilling the fortunes of her clients. Utilizing both alchemy and black masses, she created a subtle and effective poison which had no smell and left no trace. She used the poison by employing various trick jewelry with hidden compartments. Holding little affection for her husband or sons, La Voisin was said to have attempted or plotted to poison them.		La Voisin was initially a fortune-teller, but soon extended her services to fulfilling the fortunes of her clients. Utilizing both alchemy and black masses, she created a subtle and effective poison which had no smell and left no trace. She used the poison by employing various trick jewelry with hidden compartments. Holding little affection for her husband or sons, La Voisin was said to have attempted or plotted to poison them.<ref name="database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: The La Voisin Poisonings]]</ref>

	However, her daughter, [[Marguerite Monvoisin]], appears to have assisted in her plots, most famously a series of scandals known as the {{Wiki\|Affair of the Poisons}}. According to information gathered by the authorities in charge of uncovering La Voisin's conspiracy, La Voisin and {{Wiki\|Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan\|Madame de Montespan}}, the former official mistress of [[Louis XIV of France\|King Louis XIV]], had plotted against the king. La Voisin was convicted of conspiracy, and was condemned to death and burned at the stake at the [[Place de Grève]] on 22 Februrary 1680. Nonetheless, Marguerite continued the family traditions.		However, her daughter, [[Marguerite Monvoisin]], appears to have assisted in her plots, most famously a series of scandals known as the {{Wiki\|Affair of the Poisons}}. According to information gathered by the authorities in charge of uncovering La Voisin's conspiracy, La Voisin and {{Wiki\|Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan\|Madame de Montespan}}, the former official mistress of [[Louis XIV of France\|King Louis XIV]], had plotted against the king. La Voisin was convicted of conspiracy, and was condemned to death and burned at the stake at the [[Place de Grève]] on 22 Februrary 1680. Nonetheless, Marguerite continued the family traditions.<ref name="database" />

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.		During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.{{Cite}}

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==

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			'''Catherine Monvoisin''' (née '''Deshayes'''; c. 1640 – 1680), better known as '''La Voisin''', was a [[France\|French]] fortune teller who dealt in [[poison]]s.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	*''La Voisin'' is {{wiki\|French language\|French}} for 'the Neighbor'.		*''La Voisin'' is {{wiki\|French language\|French}} for 'the Neighbor'.

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

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*''La Voisin'' is {{wiki\|French language\|French}} for 'the ~~neighbor~~'.		*''La Voisin'' is {{wiki\|French language\|French}} for 'the Neighbor'.

	==References==		==References==

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I think poisoner might technically be a word and all, but it's a very awkward one.

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	'''Catherine Monvoisin''' (née '''Deshayes'''; c. ~~1640 – 22 February 1680~~), better known as '''La Voisin''', was a [[France\|French]] fortune teller ~~and poisoner~~.		'''Catherine Monvoisin''' (née '''Deshayes'''; c. 1640–1680), better known as '''La Voisin''', was a [[France\|French]] fortune teller who dealt in [[poison]]s.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.		During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.

			==Trivia==
			*''La Voisin'' is {{wiki\|French language\|French}} for 'the neighbor'.

	==References==		==References==

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	During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.		During the [[French Revolution]], La Voisin's descendant, [[Amélie Monvoisin]], poisoned her sister, [[Valérie Duclos\|Valérie]], with the same methods as La Voisin, hoping to inherit the fortune of the Monvoisin family. However, the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] uncovered the murder, and Amélie was imprisoned.

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