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'''Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet''' ( | |image=ACUDB - Nicolas de Condorcet.png | ||
|birth=17 September 1743<br>{{Wiki|Ribemont}}, [[Kingdom of France]] | |||
|death=28 March 1794 {{c|aged 50}}<br>{{Wiki|Bourg-la-Reine|Bourg-l'Égalité}}, [[First French Republic|French Republic]] | |||
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|affiliates=[[Girondists]] | |||
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'''Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet''' (1743 – 1794), commonly known as '''Nicolas de Condorcet''', was a [[France|French]] mathematician, philosopher, and political scientist of the [[French Revolution]]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Born in 1746, Condorcet was a brilliant student. He entered the Royal Academy of Sciences in 1769, where he developed his own mathematical theories working on statistics and probabilities. Closely aligned with the philosophers of the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], he believed that the radical developments of the French Revolution would allow for a better public use of reason.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Nicolas de Condorcet]]</ref> | |||
Founding several journals, Condorcet strongly defended the cause of women, advocating women's suffrage. In 1789, he and [[Pierre-Simon Laplace]], {{Wiki|Jean-Charles de Borda}}, and [[Antoine Lavoisier]] published a serialized introduction to, and in defense of, the proposed metric system in the ''[[Journal de Paris]]''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Journal de Paris 1789]]</ref> | |||
== | In 1791, he was elected as a deputy of the [[Legislative Assembly]], becoming its secretary. There, he lobbied for educational reform and aligned himself with the [[Girondists]]. Condorcet voted against the [[Execution of Louis XVI|execution]] of King [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]], making him a suspect in the eyes of many of his fellow deputies on the [[National Convention]]. After he drafted a constitution, it was rewritten and misrepresented by the radical [[The Mountain|Montagnards]].<ref name="Database" /> | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | |||
As the Girondists fell out of power, Condorcet was accused of treason. On 3 October 1793, a warrant was issued for his arrest, forcing him to go into hiding for nine months in the house of Madame Vernet. There, he wrote one of his most esteemed works, a manuscript called ''[[Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind]]''<ref name="Database"/> that argued that humanity evolved to better itself through knowledge.<ref name="Manuscript DB">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – [[Dead Kings]]'' – [[Database: Condorcet's Manuscript]]</ref> | |||
In the meantime, Condorcet's academic rivals had stolen his research on the history of political progress and planned to publish it under their name. Resolving to leave [[Paris]], he had the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] recover his papers. When Condorcet inquired as to how he had recovered the research, the latter told him that he was not at liberty to mention it.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Condorcet Method]]</ref> | |||
Leaving Paris on 25 March 1794, Condorcet hid his manuscript in King [[Louis IX of France|Louis IX]]'s coffin at the royal necropolis underneath [[Saint-Denis|Franciade]] and left behind a drawing of a royal crest as a clue.<ref name="BuriedWords">''Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings'' – [[Buried Words]]</ref> On 27 March, he was arrested and subsequently imprisoned in {{Wiki|Bourg-la-Reine|Bourg-l'Égalité}}, where he died shortly after. It is widely believed that Condorcet had poisoned himself, although the [[Templars]]' opposition to Enlightenment thought makes it likely that they murdered him in the hopes of acquiring the manuscript.<ref name="Manuscript DB"/> | |||
==Legacy== | |||
Shortly after Condorcet's death, the [[Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade|Marquis de Sade]] took an interest in his manuscript and sought to find it. Contacting Arno for help, he showed the exiled Assassin the drawing of the crest, which directed him to the necropolis. Upon finding the coffin, however, Arno learned that the local thief [[Léon]] had stolen the manuscript.<ref name="BuriedWords"/> Arno eventually recovered the text from Léon<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings'' – [[The Book Thief]]</ref> and gave it to de Sade.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings'' – [[A Crown of Thorns]]</ref> The manuscript was published in 1795 and is considered a highly important piece of Enlightenment philosophy. | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{1st}} | |||
**''[[Dead Kings]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 14 May 2026
- "Our hopes as to the condition of the human species may be reduced to three points: The destruction of inequality between nations, the progress of equality in one and the same nation and lastly, the real improvement of man."
- ―Nicolas de Condorcet in Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind, 1794.[src]-[m]
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet (1743 – 1794), commonly known as Nicolas de Condorcet, was a French mathematician, philosopher, and political scientist of the French Revolution.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Born in 1746, Condorcet was a brilliant student. He entered the Royal Academy of Sciences in 1769, where he developed his own mathematical theories working on statistics and probabilities. Closely aligned with the philosophers of the Enlightenment, he believed that the radical developments of the French Revolution would allow for a better public use of reason.[1]
Founding several journals, Condorcet strongly defended the cause of women, advocating women's suffrage. In 1789, he and Pierre-Simon Laplace, Jean-Charles de Borda, and Antoine Lavoisier published a serialized introduction to, and in defense of, the proposed metric system in the Journal de Paris.[2]
In 1791, he was elected as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly, becoming its secretary. There, he lobbied for educational reform and aligned himself with the Girondists. Condorcet voted against the execution of King Louis XVI, making him a suspect in the eyes of many of his fellow deputies on the National Convention. After he drafted a constitution, it was rewritten and misrepresented by the radical Montagnards.[1]
As the Girondists fell out of power, Condorcet was accused of treason. On 3 October 1793, a warrant was issued for his arrest, forcing him to go into hiding for nine months in the house of Madame Vernet. There, he wrote one of his most esteemed works, a manuscript called Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind[1] that argued that humanity evolved to better itself through knowledge.[3]
In the meantime, Condorcet's academic rivals had stolen his research on the history of political progress and planned to publish it under their name. Resolving to leave Paris, he had the French Assassin Arno Dorian recover his papers. When Condorcet inquired as to how he had recovered the research, the latter told him that he was not at liberty to mention it.[4]
Leaving Paris on 25 March 1794, Condorcet hid his manuscript in King Louis IX's coffin at the royal necropolis underneath Franciade and left behind a drawing of a royal crest as a clue.[5] On 27 March, he was arrested and subsequently imprisoned in Bourg-l'Égalité, where he died shortly after. It is widely believed that Condorcet had poisoned himself, although the Templars' opposition to Enlightenment thought makes it likely that they murdered him in the hopes of acquiring the manuscript.[3]
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Shortly after Condorcet's death, the Marquis de Sade took an interest in his manuscript and sought to find it. Contacting Arno for help, he showed the exiled Assassin the drawing of the crest, which directed him to the necropolis. Upon finding the coffin, however, Arno learned that the local thief Léon had stolen the manuscript.[5] Arno eventually recovered the text from Léon[6] and gave it to de Sade.[7] The manuscript was published in 1795 and is considered a highly important piece of Enlightenment philosophy.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (first appearance)
- Dead Kings (mentioned only)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Nicolas de Condorcet
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Journal de Paris 1789
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings – Database: Condorcet's Manuscript
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – The Condorcet Method
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings – Buried Words
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings – The Book Thief
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Dead Kings – A Crown of Thorns