Roi des Thunes
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Le Roi des Thunes (English: The King of Beggars; unknown – 19 January 1791) was the slang title held by the leader of the Le Cour des Miracles, a Parisian counter-society devoted to criminals, beggars and thieves.
The individual bearing the title during the French Revolution recruited a former taxman named Aloys la Touche, who would later become his right-hand man. He later became aware of the existence of the Templar Order, and appealed for membership, claiming the advantages of his underground connections. However, the Grand Master, François de la Serre, refused him membership in the Order because de la Serre did not believe his position was fruitful, stating he had no need for the "intrigues of rats".
Le Roi des Thunes vowed revenge on de la Serre, and was later presented with an opportunity to carry it out by the Templar Charles Gabriel Sivert, who was secretly participating in a coup d'teat within the Order, led by François-Thomas Germain.
Germain later accepted Le Roi des Thunes and Aloys la Touche into the Order. At a party attended by de la Serre in May 1789, Sivert and Le Roi des Thunes planned to assassinate the Grand Master. Sivert lured de la Serre out to the palace gardens, where he attacked him. However, de la Serre managed to fight Sivert off, wounding the latter's face. Nonetheless, Le Roi des Thunes snuck up from behind and struck de la Serre with a poisoned pin crafted by Germain, killing him.
As the two Templars made their escape, Sivert called out the guards and framed Arno Dorian, who had witnessed the murder of his stepfather. Arno eventually found and killed Le Roi des Thunes with the help of the Marquis de Sade, who replaced the Roi des Thunes upon his death.
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Concept art of the Roi des Thunes
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