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{{Quote|I will do all I can to smooth the hand-over of the colony. And your mission will have all the workers it needs—provided you make good on your promise.|D'Abbadie to de Ferrer, 1765.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|The Colony's Good}} | {{Quote|I will do all I can to smooth the hand-over of the colony. And your mission will have all the workers it needs—provided you make good on your promise.|D'Abbadie to de Ferrer, 1765.|Assassin's Creed III: Liberation|The Colony's Good}} | ||
During the [[War of the Austrian Succession]], d'Abbadie served in the [[French Navy]]. Captured by the [[United Kingdom|British]] forces in 1746 and held as a prisoner of war, he was freed in 1748 following the {{Wiki|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle}} with the help of the Templar [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]]. Sivert arranged for d'Abbadie to attain a position in the naval bureaucracy, as he needed eyes and ears there. D'Abbadie was not informed about the cause he was serving, as Sivert believed him to be "deeply stupid", but obeyed, with his position and prominence increasing as a result.<ref name="War Letters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#The Clerk|War Letters: "The Clerk"]]</ref> | During the [[War of the Austrian Succession]], d'Abbadie served in the [[French Navy]]. Captured by the [[United Kingdom|British]] forces in 1746 and held as a prisoner of war, he was freed in 1748 following the {{Wiki|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle}} with the help of the Templar [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]]. Sivert arranged for d'Abbadie to attain a position in the naval bureaucracy, as he needed eyes and ears there. D'Abbadie was not informed about the cause he was serving, as Sivert believed him to be "deeply stupid", but obeyed, with his position and prominence increasing as a result.<ref name="War Letters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters#The Clerk|War Letters: "The Clerk"]]</ref> | ||
D'Abbadie was made Governor of Louisiana in 1763, following the secret {{Wiki|Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)|Treaty of Fontainebleau}}, in which France ceded the territory of Louisiana to [[Spain]], and the {{Wiki|Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris}}. He was then sent to New Orleans to systematically dismantle the French garrison and prepare the territory for handover to Templar plants within the Spanish government.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie]]</ref> | D'Abbadie was made Governor of Louisiana in 1763, following the secret {{Wiki|Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)|Treaty of Fontainebleau}}, in which France ceded the territory of Louisiana to [[Spain]], and the {{Wiki|Treaty of Paris (1763)|Treaty of Paris}}. He was then sent to New Orleans to systematically dismantle the French garrison and prepare the territory for handover to Templar plants within the Spanish government.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Database: Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 05:34, 5 May 2026
Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie (1726 – 1765) was the French Governor of Louisiana from 1763 until his death. Living in a luxurious estate in New Orleans, he was secretly a puppet of the Templar Order and used his position to further the Order's goal of taking over the colony. For this reason, he was targeted by the Louisianan Assassins, ultimately meeting his end at the blade of Aveline de Grandpré.
Biography
During the War of the Austrian Succession, d'Abbadie served in the French Navy. Captured by the British forces in 1746 and held as a prisoner of war, he was freed in 1748 following the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle with the help of the Templar Charles Gabriel Sivert. Sivert arranged for d'Abbadie to attain a position in the naval bureaucracy, as he needed eyes and ears there. D'Abbadie was not informed about the cause he was serving, as Sivert believed him to be "deeply stupid", but obeyed, with his position and prominence increasing as a result.[1]
D'Abbadie was made Governor of Louisiana in 1763, following the secret Treaty of Fontainebleau, in which France ceded the territory of Louisiana to Spain, and the Treaty of Paris. He was then sent to New Orleans to systematically dismantle the French garrison and prepare the territory for handover to Templar plants within the Spanish government.[2]
In actuality, d'Abbadie desired to keep the colony French, leading him to make a deal with the Templar Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer. They agreed that d'Abbadie would remain in power as governor of New Orleans, provided he supervised the handover of the colony to the Templars and supplied de Ferrer with slaves and vagrants for an operation in Mexico. The two men worked out the details of their arrangement at a social soirée, held at d'Abbadie's mansion in February 1765.[3]
However, this meeting was eavesdropped upon by the Assassin Aveline de Grandpré, who had found out about de Ferrer's activities in New Orleans. With the conversation finished and de Ferrer having gone to enjoy the party, d'Abbadie was left alone in his office, where he was attacked by Aveline. Despite calling on his guards, the governor proved to be no match for the Assassin, who fatally wounded him with a musket. The Templar Antonio de Ulloa would replace d'Abbadie as governor in 1766.[3]
Trivia
- Historically, d'Abbadie's death was brought on by a nervous disorder.
Gallery
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D'Abbadie's appearance in the Vita iteration -
D'Abbadie and de Ferrer discussing their plans for New Orleans -
D'Abbadie's final moments
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue – War Letters: "The Clerk"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Database: Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – The Colony's Good
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