Robert François Damiens

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Robert François Damiens [1]

The would-be assassin of Louis XV., born near Arras; aimed at the king as he was entering his carriage at Trianon, but failed to wound him mortally; was mercilessly tortured to death; was known before as Robert le Diable  ; his motive for the act was never known (1715-1757).

References

  1. ↑ Robert François Damiens from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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