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{{Quote|I could not raise a hand to hurt a fly. But the Overseers have every right to discipline as they see fit.|De Fayet to Bastienne Josèphe.|Freedom Cry}} | {{Quote|I could not raise a hand to hurt a fly. But the Overseers have every right to discipline as they see fit.|De Fayet to Bastienne Josèphe, 1735.|Freedom Cry|A Common Enemy}} | ||
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=== Governor of Saint-Domingue === | === Governor of Saint-Domingue === | ||
De Fayet was born into a respected family with few land claims. After a long and distinguished | De Fayet was born into a respected family with few land claims. After a long and distinguished career with the [[French Navy]], for which he was recognized for his leadership capabilities, de Fayet was rewarded with the appointment of Governor-General of Saint-Domingue on 8 October, 1732. Leaving his wife and children in France, he hoped that a brief tenure as governor would earn him respect, power, and wealth with which he could return home and retire gracefully.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ''[[Freedom Cry]]'' – [[Database: Pierre, Marquis de Fayet, Gouverneur]]</ref> | ||
He quickly became an acquaintance of [[Bastienne Josèphe]], frequenting her [[La Dame en Rose | He quickly became an acquaintance of [[Bastienne Josèphe]], frequenting her [[brothel]] [[La Dame en Rose]] and occasionally supplying information to her secret intelligence network. Under de Fayet's rule, the [[Slavery|slave]] population of Saint-Domingue grew to 2,000, thrice the amount of [[Europe]]an colonists living there. Production of cash crops on [[Sugar plantation|plantations]] increased along with political instability. Despite the great profit under de Fayet, his tenure was also one of brutality.<ref name="Database" /> | ||
=== Fighting maroons === | === Fighting maroons === | ||
When the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]] arrived in [[Port-au-Prince]] in 1735, de Fayet was attempting to use Bastienne as a go-between to negotiate a deal with [[Maroon rebellion|Maroon resistance]] leader [[Augustin Dieufort]] to keep violence down, giving her a letter which outlined conditions for which they could sue for peace. Bastienne, in turn, directed Adéwalé to deliver the Governor's letter to Dieufort.<ref name="FC">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – ''Freedom Cry''</ref> | When the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Adéwalé]] arrived in [[Port-au-Prince]] in 1735, de Fayet was attempting to use Bastienne as a go-between to negotiate a deal with [[Maroon rebellion|Maroon resistance]] leader [[Augustin Dieufort]] to keep violence down, giving her a letter which outlined conditions for which they could sue for peace. Bastienne, in turn, directed Adéwalé to deliver the Governor's letter to Dieufort.<ref name="FC">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – ''Freedom Cry'' – {{Cite|17 March 2023}}</ref> | ||
Adéwalé's arrival at the [[Maroon hideout]] was coincided by an ambush of [[overseers]], leading both men to suspect that the Governor was a "two-faced liar. | Adéwalé's arrival at the [[Maroon hideout]] was coincided by an ambush of [[overseers]], leading both men to suspect that the Governor was a "two-faced liar". Not long after this, de Fayet hosted a soirée with several guests from the [[French Geodesic Mission]], including scientist and [[Smuggling|smuggler]] [[Louis Godin]]. It was here that Godin told de Fayet that the expedition would cost more than what they had initially calculated.<ref name="FC" /> | ||
Although Pierre accused Godin of misappropriating funds, he agreed to lend additional support after Godin convinced him that the expedition would make it easier for him to import | Although Pierre accused Godin of misappropriating funds, he agreed to lend additional support after Godin convinced him that the expedition would make it easier for him to import slaves, which made him do business with local slave sellers, so that he could instruct slaves, something that [[Code Noir]] considered illegal. He also warned Godin not to offend his [[Spain|Spanish]] chaperons, as they needed Spain as an ally against the [[British Empire]]. De Fayet was also briefly relieved from his duties by [[Étienne Cochard de Chastenoy]].<ref name="FC" /> | ||
After the ''[[Experto Crede]]'' sunk a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Man O' War]] and liberated the [[Wellington]] plantation, de Fayet began dealing out harsher punishments to rebellious slaves, and issued strict military curfews every night. Abandoning all pretense of diplomacy, he told Bastienne that any act of violence by the Maroon resistance would be responded to in kind. | After the ''[[Experto Crede]]'' sunk a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Man O' War]] and liberated the [[Wellington]] plantation, de Fayet began dealing out harsher punishments to rebellious slaves, and issued strict military curfews every night. Abandoning all pretense of diplomacy, he told Bastienne that any act of violence by the Maroon resistance would be responded to in kind. When Adéwalé and Augustin dismissed this warning, the French Navy scuttled a [[slave ship]] that the Maroons were about to liberate. Ultimately, this had the opposite effect of what de Fayet intended; instead of breaking the rebels' spirit, it outraged them and prompted Adéwalé to mark him for [[assassination]].<ref name="FC" /> | ||
When Adéwalé and Augustin dismissed this warning, the French Navy scuttled a [[slave ship]] that the Maroons were about to liberate. Ultimately, this had the opposite effect of what de Fayet intended; instead of breaking the spirit | |||
=== Death === | === Death === | ||
After his troops captured a Maroon rebel, de Fayet brutally tortured | After his troops captured a Maroon rebel, de Fayet brutally tortured another man for information on the location of the Maroon hideout, burning him with a branding iron when he refused to talk. It was at this moment that Adéwalé, who had infiltrated the Governor's mansion, fired his [[blunderbuss]], killing five [[Soldier|guards]]. This prompted de Fayet to flee to a guard post, where he made a final stand accompanied by his best troops. Adéwalé's rage, coupled with his ferocious fighting style, enabled him to cut down the soldiers.<ref name="FC" /> | ||
This prompted de Fayet to flee to a guard post, where he made a final stand accompanied by his best troops. Adéwalé's rage, coupled with his ferocious fighting style, enabled him to cut down the soldiers | |||
As de Fayet laid dying, Adéwalé plunged his [[machete]] into his stomach, taking enjoyment in inflicting the same pain on the Governor that he had inflicted on countless slaves. With his dying words, de Fayet | De Fayet then proceeded to attack Adéwalé with the branding iron, but after being disarmed, he picked up a [[sword]] to defend himself, though Adéwalé was ultimately able to overpower the Governor and mortally impale him with his former weapon. As de Fayet laid dying, Adéwalé plunged his [[machete]] into his stomach, taking enjoyment in inflicting the same pain on the Governor that he had inflicted on countless slaves. With his dying words, de Fayet asserted that slaves were subhuman and would naturally turn to rebellion and murder without their masters' guidance, but Adéwalé dismissed his words and finished him off.<ref name="FC" /> | ||
==Personality and characteristics== | ==Personality and characteristics== | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Historically, Pierre, Marquis de Fayet died in Petit-Goâve on 11 July 1737. | * Historically, Pierre, Marquis de Fayet died in Petit-Goâve on 11 July, 1737. | ||
*De Fayet is the first major antagonist in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series to be unaffiliated with either the Templar Order or the Assassin Brotherhood. | *De Fayet is the first major antagonist in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]] to be unaffiliated with either the Templar Order or the Assassin Brotherhood. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:Captains]] | [[Category:Captains]] | ||
[[Category:Slavers]] | [[Category:Slavers]] | ||
[[Category:Nobility]] | |||
[[Category:Marquesses]] | [[Category:Marquesses]] | ||
[[Category:Politicians]] | |||
[[Category:Governors of Saint-Domingue]] | [[Category:Governors of Saint-Domingue]] | ||
[[Category:French Navy personnel]] | [[Category:French Navy personnel]] | ||
Revision as of 02:36, 20 March 2023
Pierre, Marquis de Fayet (1675 – 1737) was a French aristocrat and Governor-General of Saint-Domingue from 1732 until his death.
Biography
Governor of Saint-Domingue
De Fayet was born into a respected family with few land claims. After a long and distinguished career with the French Navy, for which he was recognized for his leadership capabilities, de Fayet was rewarded with the appointment of Governor-General of Saint-Domingue on 8 October, 1732. Leaving his wife and children in France, he hoped that a brief tenure as governor would earn him respect, power, and wealth with which he could return home and retire gracefully.[1]
He quickly became an acquaintance of Bastienne Josèphe, frequenting her brothel La Dame en Rose and occasionally supplying information to her secret intelligence network. Under de Fayet's rule, the slave population of Saint-Domingue grew to 2,000, thrice the amount of European colonists living there. Production of cash crops on plantations increased along with political instability. Despite the great profit under de Fayet, his tenure was also one of brutality.[1]
Fighting maroons
When the Assassin Adéwalé arrived in Port-au-Prince in 1735, de Fayet was attempting to use Bastienne as a go-between to negotiate a deal with Maroon resistance leader Augustin Dieufort to keep violence down, giving her a letter which outlined conditions for which they could sue for peace. Bastienne, in turn, directed Adéwalé to deliver the Governor's letter to Dieufort.[2]
Adéwalé's arrival at the Maroon hideout was coincided by an ambush of overseers, leading both men to suspect that the Governor was a "two-faced liar". Not long after this, de Fayet hosted a soirée with several guests from the French Geodesic Mission, including scientist and smuggler Louis Godin. It was here that Godin told de Fayet that the expedition would cost more than what they had initially calculated.[2]
Although Pierre accused Godin of misappropriating funds, he agreed to lend additional support after Godin convinced him that the expedition would make it easier for him to import slaves, which made him do business with local slave sellers, so that he could instruct slaves, something that Code Noir considered illegal. He also warned Godin not to offend his Spanish chaperons, as they needed Spain as an ally against the British Empire. De Fayet was also briefly relieved from his duties by Étienne Cochard de Chastenoy.[2]
After the Experto Crede sunk a British Man O' War and liberated the Wellington plantation, de Fayet began dealing out harsher punishments to rebellious slaves, and issued strict military curfews every night. Abandoning all pretense of diplomacy, he told Bastienne that any act of violence by the Maroon resistance would be responded to in kind. When Adéwalé and Augustin dismissed this warning, the French Navy scuttled a slave ship that the Maroons were about to liberate. Ultimately, this had the opposite effect of what de Fayet intended; instead of breaking the rebels' spirit, it outraged them and prompted Adéwalé to mark him for assassination.[2]
Death
After his troops captured a Maroon rebel, de Fayet brutally tortured another man for information on the location of the Maroon hideout, burning him with a branding iron when he refused to talk. It was at this moment that Adéwalé, who had infiltrated the Governor's mansion, fired his blunderbuss, killing five guards. This prompted de Fayet to flee to a guard post, where he made a final stand accompanied by his best troops. Adéwalé's rage, coupled with his ferocious fighting style, enabled him to cut down the soldiers.[2]
De Fayet then proceeded to attack Adéwalé with the branding iron, but after being disarmed, he picked up a sword to defend himself, though Adéwalé was ultimately able to overpower the Governor and mortally impale him with his former weapon. As de Fayet laid dying, Adéwalé plunged his machete into his stomach, taking enjoyment in inflicting the same pain on the Governor that he had inflicted on countless slaves. With his dying words, de Fayet asserted that slaves were subhuman and would naturally turn to rebellion and murder without their masters' guidance, but Adéwalé dismissed his words and finished him off.[2]
Personality and characteristics
Though he appeared on the surface to be a stuffy diplomat, de Fayet was a sadistic man who viewed his slaves as little more than animals, referring to them as "beasts" during everyday conversation. In his final words to Adéwalé, he showed no remorse for the way he treated his slaves, insisting that they were animals who, without guidance from their masters, would resort to murder and rebellion. Infuriated by his words, Adéwalé said that in his case, he wished that were true.[2]
Trivia
- Historically, Pierre, Marquis de Fayet died in Petit-Goâve on 11 July, 1737.
- De Fayet is the first major antagonist in the Assassin's Creed series to be unaffiliated with either the Templar Order or the Assassin Brotherhood.
Gallery
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De Fayet torturing a slave with a branding iron -
De Fayet being struck by his own branding iron -
De Fayet's final moments
Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – Database: Pierre, Marquis de Fayet, Gouverneur
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Freedom Cry – [citation needed]
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