Episode 6 of 6
Guillotining of the conspirateurs des poignards
- When
- January 30, 1801
- Where
- Paris
- Part of
- Rue Saint-Nicaise Conspiracy
On January 30, 1801, the four conspirateurs des poignards, convicted of plotting to murder the First Consul, were guillotined.
On 10 Pluviôse Year IX (January 30, 1801) the four conspirateurs des poignards – Ceracchi, Aréna, Topino-Lebrun and Demerville – who had been found guilty of plotting to murder the First Consul and condemned to death, were guillotined. These executions formed part of the wave of reprisals that followed the rue Saint-Nicaise attempt.
Sources
- Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
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