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|death = 31 October 1792<br>[[Paris]], [[France|Kingdom of France]] | |death = 31 October 1792<br>[[Paris]], [[France|Kingdom of France]] | ||
|affiliates = [[Templars]] | |affiliates = [[Templars]] | ||
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | |appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''<br>[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|''Unity'' novel]] | ||
|voice = [[Amber Goldfarb]]}} | |voice = [[Amber Goldfarb]]}} | ||
'''Marie Lévesque''' (unknown – 31 October 1792) was a [[France|French]] merchant and a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], operating during the [[French Revolution]]. She, along with [[Chrétien Lafrenière]], [[Louis-Michel le Peletier]] and [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]], served as advisors of the [[Grand Master]] [[François de la Serre]] for several years. | '''Marie Lévesque''' (unknown – 31 October 1792) was a [[France|French]] merchant and a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]], operating during the [[French Revolution]]. She, along with [[Chrétien Lafrenière]], [[Louis-Michel le Peletier]] and [[Charles Gabriel Sivert]], served as advisors of the [[Grand Master]] [[François de la Serre]] for several years. | ||
However, when [[François-Thomas Germain]] was exiled, | However, when [[François-Thomas Germain]] was exiled, Marie secretly pledged her allegiance to him, becoming part of a radical faction that sought to gain control of the Order. Following their murder of de la Serre, they engineered the [[French Revolution]]; Marie's role in this scheme was to hoard grain, causing the people of [[Paris]] to grow hungry and increasingly riotous. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life=== | |||
Born to a lineage affiliated with the Templars since the [[Third Crusade]], Marie was taught the Order's ways from an early age. When her family began to experience financial difficulties, she married [[Thomas Lévesque|Thomas Lobit]] in 1771 to alleviate them. The Lobits, though wealthy, were eager to be recognized as legitimate nobles and, complying with the demands of Marie's father, had Thomas take the surname of his wife.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> | |||
Within a few years, Marie had rebuilt her family's fortune.<ref name="ACU"/> She eventually became one of François de la Serre's official advisors, referred to as "the Crows" by de la Serre's daughter [[Élise de la Serre|Élise]] for their "long black coats, dark felt hats and eyes that never smiled". They would often debate fiercely with de la Serre and his wife [[Julie de la Serre|Julie]] on what actions to take, especially when it came to [[Louis XVI of France]].<ref name="Unity novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|''Unity'' novel]]</ref> | |||
To combat this, Arno was able to infiltrate the Luxembourg Palace and kill Marie in the ballroom. From her death, he found out that [[Louis-Michel le Peletier, Marquis de Saint-Fargeau|Louis-Michel le Peletier]] was planning to have the King executed due to the Templars' success in their plot, and set forth to tracking the man. | She was the only one who argued against the exile of the powerful Templar [[François-Thomas Germain]]. Marie threw in with him during his plot against de la Serre, and in 1792 participated in intrigues involving the denial of food to peasants.<ref name="ACU"/> | ||
===French Revolution=== | |||
In the summer of 1792, at the advice of [[Théroigne de Méricourt]], the Assassin Arno Dorian killed Lévesque's assistant [[Flavigny]], in order to stop the riots in [[Les Halles]] caused by the theft of bread from the people. Furthermore, in October, Arno discovered her involvement in the plot by stealing orders from the captain of a grain barge at the Hotel de Ville docks. The orders revealed to Arno that she was at the [[Luxembourg Palace]], where she stored the grain; the people believed that the royal family had hoarded the grain, adding to the anti-Royalist sentiment that would place the Templar [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] in power.<ref name="ACU"/> | |||
To combat this, Arno was able to infiltrate the Luxembourg Palace and kill Marie in the ballroom. From her death, he found out that [[Louis-Michel le Peletier, Marquis de Saint-Fargeau|Louis-Michel le Peletier]] was planning to have the King executed due to the Templars' success in their plot, and set forth to tracking the man.<ref name="ACU"/> | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
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Revision as of 15:43, 4 July 2015
Marie Lévesque (unknown – 31 October 1792) was a French merchant and a member of the Templar Order, operating during the French Revolution. She, along with Chrétien Lafrenière, Louis-Michel le Peletier and Charles Gabriel Sivert, served as advisors of the Grand Master François de la Serre for several years.
However, when François-Thomas Germain was exiled, Marie secretly pledged her allegiance to him, becoming part of a radical faction that sought to gain control of the Order. Following their murder of de la Serre, they engineered the French Revolution; Marie's role in this scheme was to hoard grain, causing the people of Paris to grow hungry and increasingly riotous.
Biography
Early life
Born to a lineage affiliated with the Templars since the Third Crusade, Marie was taught the Order's ways from an early age. When her family began to experience financial difficulties, she married Thomas Lobit in 1771 to alleviate them. The Lobits, though wealthy, were eager to be recognized as legitimate nobles and, complying with the demands of Marie's father, had Thomas take the surname of his wife.[1]
Within a few years, Marie had rebuilt her family's fortune.[1] She eventually became one of François de la Serre's official advisors, referred to as "the Crows" by de la Serre's daughter Élise for their "long black coats, dark felt hats and eyes that never smiled". They would often debate fiercely with de la Serre and his wife Julie on what actions to take, especially when it came to Louis XVI of France.[2]
She was the only one who argued against the exile of the powerful Templar François-Thomas Germain. Marie threw in with him during his plot against de la Serre, and in 1792 participated in intrigues involving the denial of food to peasants.[1]
French Revolution
In the summer of 1792, at the advice of Théroigne de Méricourt, the Assassin Arno Dorian killed Lévesque's assistant Flavigny, in order to stop the riots in Les Halles caused by the theft of bread from the people. Furthermore, in October, Arno discovered her involvement in the plot by stealing orders from the captain of a grain barge at the Hotel de Ville docks. The orders revealed to Arno that she was at the Luxembourg Palace, where she stored the grain; the people believed that the royal family had hoarded the grain, adding to the anti-Royalist sentiment that would place the Templar Maximilien de Robespierre in power.[1]
To combat this, Arno was able to infiltrate the Luxembourg Palace and kill Marie in the ballroom. From her death, he found out that Louis-Michel le Peletier was planning to have the King executed due to the Templars' success in their plot, and set forth to tracking the man.[1]
Reference