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'''Jean Gilbert''' | '''Jean Gilbert''' (died 1793) was a member of the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order|French Templars]] and a ''{{Wiki|Gendarmerie|gendarme}}'' of the [[National Guard (France)|National Guard]] in [[Paris]] during the [[French Revolution]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
By 1793, Queen [[Marie Antoinette]] was imprisoned in the [[Conciergerie]]. In a plan formulated the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]]'s friends, she would pin-prick a message into a piece of paper in reply to a message hidden inside the petals of a carnation. Marie Antoinette then paid Gilbert the vast sum of 400 {{Wiki|Louis d'or|louis}} to bring the message to her allies outside the prison.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Jean Gilbert]]</ref> | By 1793, Queen [[Marie Antoinette]] was imprisoned in the [[Conciergerie]]. In a plan formulated by the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[Mentor]] [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]]'s friends, she would pin-prick a message into a piece of paper in reply to a {{Wiki|Carnation Plot|message hidden}} inside the petals of a carnation. Marie Antoinette then paid Gilbert the vast sum of 400 {{Wiki|Louis d'or|louis}} to bring the message to her allies outside the prison.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Jean Gilbert]]</ref> | ||
Secretly a Templar agent, Gilbert revealed the plot in order to ensure the Queen's death. He also became well aware of Mirabeau's plans to free her. For his actions, Gilbert was to be given a recognition ceremony at the [[Church of the Madeleine]] by the National Guard. Fearful of Gilbert's knowledge of Mirabeau's involvement in the plot, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Arno Dorian]] to eliminate him at the ceremony. [[Blending]] with the crowd, Arno assassinated Gilbert.<ref name="Betrayer of the Queen">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Betrayer of the Queen]]</ref> | Secretly a [[Templars|Templar]] agent, Gilbert revealed the plot in order to ensure the Queen's death. He also became well aware of Mirabeau's plans to free her. For his actions, Gilbert was to be given a recognition ceremony at the [[Church of the Madeleine]] by the National Guard. Fearful of Gilbert's knowledge of Mirabeau's involvement in the plot, the [[Assassin Council]] sent [[Arno Dorian]] to eliminate him at the ceremony. [[Blending]] with the crowd, Arno assassinated Gilbert.<ref name="Betrayer of the Queen">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Betrayer of the Queen]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:41, 10 July 2026
Jean Gilbert (died 1793) was a member of the French Templars and a gendarme of the National Guard in Paris during the French Revolution.
Biography[edit | edit source]
By 1793, Queen Marie Antoinette was imprisoned in the Conciergerie. In a plan formulated by the French Assassin Mentor Mirabeau's friends, she would pin-prick a message into a piece of paper in reply to a message hidden inside the petals of a carnation. Marie Antoinette then paid Gilbert the vast sum of 400 louis to bring the message to her allies outside the prison.[1]
Secretly a Templar agent, Gilbert revealed the plot in order to ensure the Queen's death. He also became well aware of Mirabeau's plans to free her. For his actions, Gilbert was to be given a recognition ceremony at the Church of the Madeleine by the National Guard. Fearful of Gilbert's knowledge of Mirabeau's involvement in the plot, the Assassin Council sent Arno Dorian to eliminate him at the ceremony. Blending with the crowd, Arno assassinated Gilbert.[2]
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