Historedia
Person

François-Jean Lefebvre de la Barre

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1765–1766

Every event in Historedia whose sources name François-Jean Lefebvre de la Barre, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Execution of François-Jean de la Barre

    1765–1766

    Role: condemned nobleman, tortured and executed

    1. 9 August 1765 · bridge in AbbevilleVandalism of the Abbeville crucifix

      A wooden crucifix on an Abbeville bridge was vandalized on 9 August 1765, provoking shock in the devout town.

    2. 1766 · contemporary and later accounts of the caseContested causes and blame for the condemnation

      Later accounts disputed who bore responsibility: Cassen blamed Belleval, while Linguet and Le Cri du sang innocent blamed judge Duval de Soicourt.

    3. 20 February 1766 · Abbeville courtSentence handed down by Duval de Soicourt

      On 20 February 1766, Duval de Soicourt and two other judges convicted la Barre of blasphemy and sacrilege and ordered torture before execution.

Sources

  1. François-Jean de la Barre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-23