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Key facts
- Born
- 1578, Angoulême , France
- Died
- 27 May 1610 (1610-05-27) (aged 31–32), Paris , France
- Criminal charge
- Regicide
- Penalty
- Torture and dismemberment
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- François
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Angoulême
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- domestic worker
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- domestic worker
- Image
- François Ravaillac.jpg
- Convicted of
- regicide
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- Commons category
- François Ravaillac
- date of death
- 1610-05-27
- date of birth
- 1578-01-01
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- François Ravaillac
- cause of death
- dismemberment
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Encyclopedic overview
François Ravaillac ( French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁavajak]; 1578 – 27 May 1610) was a French Catholic who assassinated King Henry IV of France in 1610.
Biography
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