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{{Quote|Let me out of here! Hold on, Damiens! I'm coming! Death to the tyrant!|Auguste Tavernier calling out to Robert-François Damiens, 1789.|Assassin's Creed: Unity}} | {{Quote|Let me out of here! Hold on, Damiens! I'm coming! Death to the tyrant!|Auguste Tavernier calling out to Robert-François Damiens, 1789.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Imprisoned}} | ||
[[File:Imprisoned 1.png|thumb|250px|Auguste Tavernier]] | [[File:Imprisoned 1.png|thumb|250px|Auguste Tavernier]] | ||
'''Auguste-Claude Tavernier''' (born 1725) was a [[France|French]] anti-royalist and a prisoner of the [[Bastille]] from 1757 to 1789. | '''Auguste-Claude Tavernier''' (born 1725) was a [[France|French]] anti-royalist and a prisoner of the [[Bastille]] from 1757 to 1789. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
In 1757, Tavernier plotted with [[Robert-François Damiens]] to assassinate King [[Louis XV of France]]. Damiens failed to kill Louis | In 1757, Tavernier plotted with [[Robert-François Damiens]] to assassinate King [[Louis XV of France]]. Damiens failed to kill Louis and was executed, while Tavernier was imprisoned in the Bastille and declared insane.<ref name="AE">''[[Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment - Employee Handbook]]'' – {{Cite|28 June 2022. Sections needed}}</ref> | ||
On 14 July 1789, | On 14 July 1789, rioting [[Paris]]ians forcibly [[Storming of the Bastille|stormed]] the Bastille. While Tavernier insisted that he see Damiens, the [[Soldier|guards]] locked him inside his cell.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Imprisoned]]</ref> The rioters eventually freed Tavernier, however he was soon transferred to the {{Wiki|Charenton (asylum)|Charenton insane asylum}}.<ref name="AE"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:26, 29 June 2022
Auguste-Claude Tavernier (born 1725) was a French anti-royalist and a prisoner of the Bastille from 1757 to 1789.
Biography
In 1757, Tavernier plotted with Robert-François Damiens to assassinate King Louis XV of France. Damiens failed to kill Louis and was executed, while Tavernier was imprisoned in the Bastille and declared insane.[1]
On 14 July 1789, rioting Parisians forcibly stormed the Bastille. While Tavernier insisted that he see Damiens, the guards locked him inside his cell.[2] The rioters eventually freed Tavernier, however he was soon transferred to the Charenton insane asylum.[1]