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1715 - Robert-Francois Damiens was born on the 9th of January in La Tieuloy, France.
He became a menial in the college of the Jesuits in Paris, and was dismissed.
1757 - On the 5th of January, he attempted to assassin of Louis XV.
- Condemned as a regicide, and sentenced to be torn in pieces by horses in the Place de Grève.
- He was tortured and executed on 28th of March in Paris, France
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Damien's Affair and the Unraveling of the Ancient Regime: Church, State, and Society in France, 1750-1770 by Dale K. Van Kley (Hardcover - Jan 25, 1984) |
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Louis XV et Damiens by Jacques Delaye (Unknown Binding - Jul 25, 1986) |
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Die Vierteilung: Wie dem Konigsmorder Damiens 1757 in Paris der Prozess gemacht wurde (Wagenbachs Taschenbuch) by Horst Karasek (Perfect Paperback - Jul 25, 1994) |
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