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  • 1594: Jean Châtel, lipstabber

    12/29/2023 7:43:34 AM PST · by CheshireTheCat · 1 replies
    ExecutedToday.com ^ | December 29th, 2016 | Headsman
    On this date in 1594, Catholic militant Jean Châtel was dismembered for the near-assassination of King Henri IV. Just two days before his public butchery, the 19-year-old clothier’s son (English Wikipedia entry | French) had milled about in a crowd awaiting the Huguenot* king’s return from Picardy. As Henri entered the Hotel de Bouchage and bent over to accept the obeisance of two courtiers, Châtel sprang out of the crowd and daggered him. The blade cut Henri’s lip — a glancing blow just a few degrees distant from a history-altering one. Châtel would cite Jesuitical inspiration, and when his instructors’...
  • Tests show head of France's King Henri IV 'genuine'

    12/16/2010 1:28:46 AM PST · by thecodont · 27 replies · 1+ views
    BBC News / http://news.bbc.co.uk ^ | 14 December 2010 Last updated at 19:49 ET | BBC Staff
    Scientists say they have identified an embalmed head as belonging to King Henri IV of France, who was assassinated in 1610 at the age of 57. The head was lost after revolutionaries ransacked the royal chapel at Saint Denis, near Paris, in 1793. A head, presumed to be that of Henri IV, has passed between private collectors since then. A team of scientists used the latest forensic techniques to identify features seen in portraits of the king. A lesion near his nose, a pierced ear and a healed facial wound - from a previous assassination attempt - were among the...