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==Biography==
==Biography==
Having been declared insane, Whyte was initially imprisoned within [[Château de Vincennes]], before being relocated to the Bastille in [[Paris]] on 29 February 1784.<ref name="Gutenberg">{{Cite web| url=https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35315/pg35315-images.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com| title=LE REGISTRE D'ÉCROU DE LA BASTILLE DE 1782 À 1789| publisher=The Project Gutenberg| accessdate=6 March 2025| language=French}}</ref> He grew a long beard and believed himself to be [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]]. When Arno was brought in the fortress, he casually overheard Whyte quoting the famous opening line of Caesar's ''{{Wiki|De Bello Gallico}}'': ''Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Imprisoned]]</ref>
Having been declared insane, Whyte was initially imprisoned within [[Château de Vincennes]], before being relocated to the Bastille in [[Paris]] on 29 February 1784.<ref name="Gutenberg">{{Cite web| url=https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/35315/pg35315-images.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com| title=LE REGISTRE D'ÉCROU DE LA BASTILLE DE 1782 À 1789| publisher=The Project Gutenberg| accessdate=6 March 2025| language=French}}</ref> He grew a long beard and believed himself to be [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]]. When Arno was brought in the fortress, he casually overheard Whyte quoting the famous opening line of Caesar's ''{{Wiki|Commentarii de Bello Gallico}}'': ''Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres''.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Imprisoned]]</ref>


On 14 July 1789, the [[Storming of the Bastille]] took place, and Whyte was freed by the protesters. Within a week however, he was sent to the {{Wiki|Charenton (asylum)|Charenton insane asylum}}.<ref name="Employee Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>
On 14 July 1789, the [[Storming of the Bastille]] took place, and Whyte was freed by the protesters. Within a week however, he was sent to the {{Wiki|Charenton (asylum)|Charenton insane asylum}}.<ref name="Employee Handbook">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook]]'' – [[Historic Personage Sheets]]</ref>

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De Whyte in the Bastille

Jacques-François-Xavier de Whyte, comte de Malleville (1730 – 1790s), born James Francis Xavier Whyte, was an Irish nobleman and former officer of the French Army imprisoned in the Bastille from 1784 to 1789.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Having been declared insane, Whyte was initially imprisoned within Château de Vincennes, before being relocated to the Bastille in Paris on 29 February 1784.[1] He grew a long beard and believed himself to be Julius Caesar. When Arno was brought in the fortress, he casually overheard Whyte quoting the famous opening line of Caesar's Commentarii de Bello Gallico: Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.[2]

On 14 July 1789, the Storming of the Bastille took place, and Whyte was freed by the protesters. Within a week however, he was sent to the Charenton insane asylum.[3]

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