Pierre Barrière (born?, died August 31, 1593) was a would-be assassin of King
Henry IV of France
Henry IV (; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (''le Bon Roi Henri'') or Henry the Great (''Henri le Grand''), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 16 ...
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Barrière attempted an assassination of
Henry IV on 27 August 1593.
His assassination attempt failed when he was denounced by a
Dominican priest to whom he had confessed. He was executed on 31 August 1593 by
breaking on the wheel and
dismemberment
Dismemberment is the act of completely disconnecting and/or removing the limbs, skin, and/or organs from a living or dead being. It has been practiced upon human beings as a form of capital punishment, especially in connection with regicid ...
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16th-century births
1593 deaths
1593 crimes
Failed regicides
People executed by breaking wheel
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Executed failed assassins
16th-century executions by France
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Year of birth unknown
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