Gibet de Montfaucon
The Gibet of Montfaucon was the main thing gibet kings of France in the North of Paris, on an eminence close to the road to Meaux (current street theBeautiful ones) and place of the Colonel-Fabien. It was set up there at the request of Enguerrand de Marigny which was hung there. It is destroyed in 1760.
Famous executions
- April 30th 1315: Enguerrand de Marigny, former treasurer of Philippe Beautiful the
- 1322: Gerard of Watches for, Surintendant of Finances of Louis X Hutin
- 1331: Pierre de Rémy, lord of Montigny, superintendent of Finances of Charles IV Beautiful the
- 1378: Jacques de Rue, chamberlain of Charles II of Navarre.
- 1378 : Pierre of the Hillock, secretary of Charles II of Navarre.
- 1409 : Jean de Montagu, superintendent of Finances of Charles VI
- May 21st 1484: Olivier the Deer, confidant of the king Louis XI
- 1527: Jacques of Beaune, baron de Semblançay, superintendent of Finances of François Ier
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1572 : The body of Gaspard de Châtillon, count de Coligny, Admiral de France, which is killed during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre is exhibé with the gibet of Montfaucon, hung by the feet.
See too
External bond
- Gibet de Montfaucon according to Victor Hugo at the end of '' Notre-Dame de Paris ''
- Discussions on (S) Gibet (S) of Montfaucon
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