Pierre Barrière
Appearance
Pierre Barrière ( born ? died August 31, 1593) was a would-be assassin of King Henry IV of France.
Barrière attempted an assassination of Henry IV on 27 August 1593.[1] 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.
References
[edit]- ^ Mousnier, Roland (1964). L'Assasinat d'Henri IV. Paris: Gallimard. p. 373.