Robert-François Damiens: Difference between revisions

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"Hold on, Damiens! I'm coming! Death to the tyrant!"

―Auguste Tavernier calling out to the long-deceased Damiens, 1789.^[src]^-[m]

Robert-François Damiens (9 January 1715 – 28 March 1757) was a French domestic servant who attempted to assassinate Louis XV of France in 1757.

Damiens stabbed Louis with a knife, but the King survived. He was immediately arrested and underwent brutal torture before being violently executed.

His accomplice, Auguste Tavernier, was eventually imprisoned in the Bastille.

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+{{Quote|Hold on, Damiens! I'm coming! Death to the tyrant!|Auguste Tavernier calling out to the long-deceased Damiens, 1789.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Imprisoned}}
-{{Quote|Let me out of here! Hold on, Damiens! I'm coming! Death to the tyrant!|Auguste Tavernier calling out to the long-deceased Damiens, 1789.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}}
 '''Robert-François Damiens''' (9 January 1715 – 28 March 1757) was a [[France|French]] domestic servant who attempted to assassinate [[Louis XV of France]] in 1757.
-Damiens stabbed Louis with a knife, but the King survived. Damiens was immediately arrested and underwent brutal torture before being violently executed.
+Damiens stabbed Louis with a knife, but the King survived. He was immediately arrested and underwent brutal torture before being violently executed.
-His supposed accomplice, [[Auguste Tavernier]], was eventually imprisoned in the [[Bastille]].
+His accomplice, [[Auguste Tavernier]], was eventually imprisoned in the [[Bastille]].
-==Reference==
+==References==
-*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{mo}}
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