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Among the more prominent convicts of the late 1780s were Latude, a notorious and querulous swindler; the quack and alchemist Count Cagliostro; the diplomat and general Dumouriez, later to be the hero of the French victory in 1792 at Valmy, but finally in 1793 deserting to the Austrian army; the wallpaper manufacturer Reveillon, who was arrested for his own protection after the riots in the Faubourg St. Antoine in April 1789, when the rumour that he intended to cut his workers' salaries claimed more than 300 lives; and the Marquis de Sade, who however was transferred to the lunatic institution at Charenton on July 4, 1789, after he screeched out from the window of his cell to the neighbourhood that "the prisoners were massacred and one should come to help". By this time, the government was already planning to close down and demolish the expensive medieval fortress.
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Who was held prisoner in Bastille?
Giovanni Maristica was held prisoner in the bastille. He was there for various murders he comitted
Who was held the first prisoner that the Bastille?
Nicholas Fouguet,
Who was the Last prisoner held in Bastille he was arrested after world war 2?
The Bastille was destroyed in the 18th century
Who who was held prisoner in the Bastille?
Giovanni Maristica was held prisoner in the bastille. He was there for various murders he comitted
Who was a prisoner i the Bastille?
Voltaire spent almost a year as a guest of the Bastille,
What are the primary sources for the french revolution?
An eyewitness account from a prisoner at the bastille.
When did the storm of the Bastille occur?
The storming of the Bastille happened on July 14, 1789. Only 7 prisoners were found in the jail, only one of which was a political prisoner. The demolition of the Bastille started the very next day.
Who was held prisoner at the Bastille dungeon?
Sorry person i am trying to find this out my self but if u just research Bastille dungeon history and who was hold there u may find some information
Was Darth Vader the first prisoner at the Bastille?
Yes of course. You can read about it in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Who invented papijump?
It is said the game was invented by a prisoner in the Bastille. we don't know exactly his name. but that's all i know :)
What are facts about the Bastille?
1. It was an armory. 2. It was a prison. 3. The storming of the Bastille started the French Revolution because the peasants seized the weapons stored in the Bastille and became an army and not just a mob.
What facts about the Bastille?
Louis XIII first used it as a State Prison.The Key to the Bastille was presented to George Washington in 1790.It was built by Charles V between 1370 and 1383.Voltaire was once a prisoner at the Bastille.The Marquis de Sade was a former prisoner of the Bastille.It was formally known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine.The Governor who surrendered the Bastille and was later lynched was born at the Bastille.It was built for the defense of Paris during the Hundred Years' War.It consisted of eight towers connected by a terrace.King Louis XIII placed the first prisoners there.Voltaire was a guest there for 11 months.It had a prisoner capacity of 50 but held only 7 when stormed.The Key to the Bastille is on display at Mount Vernon in Virginia.Voltaire and Marquis de Sade had both been prisoners there.
