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'''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.
'''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.



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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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