Louis-Michel le Peletier
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- "Ah, dear Louis. He went from abolishing the death penalty to calling for the King's head in two short years."
- ―Marquis de Sade on Louis.
Louis-Michel le Peletier, Marquis de Saint-Fargeau (29 May 1760 – 20 January 1793) was a French politician during the French Revolution and a member of the Templar Order. He was killed by the Assassin Arno Dorian.
Biography
In the early days of the French Revolution, le Peletier called for the abolishment of the death penalty, but in 1793 he had the deciding 361st vote in the execution trial of King Louis XVI of France. François-Thomas Germain, the Templar Grand Master, was pleased with his decision and told him that he would look forward to the end of tyranny.
However, the Assassin Arno Dorian killed le Peletier in Palais des Tuileries, the day before the execution of the King. He found out about Marie Lévesque's plot to steal bread from the populace, and that it was connected with the King's execution. The Templars had planned to discredit the King in the eyes of the citizens, so that his execution would be a measure of justice for the grain and bread the monarchy supposedly hoarded.
Gallery
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Le Peletier in National Convention
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