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Arrest on suspicion of aiding émigrés
- When
- 1793
- Where
- Paris, where du Barry was arrested
- Part of
- Execution of Madame du Barry
Based largely on Zamor's testimony, du Barry was suspected of financially assisting émigrés and was arrested in 1793.
Jeanne had discovered in 1792 her page Zamor's connections with Grieve and questioned him about them. Based largely on Zamor's testimony, she was suspected of financially assisting émigrés who had fled the revolution, and she was arrested in 1793. In his trial testimony that year, Zamor gave Chittagong as his birthplace and was probably of Siddi origin.
Sources
- Madame du Barry Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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