Template:Did you know nominations/Marie André Cantillon
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The result was: promoted by Desertarun (talk) 20:30, 17 June 2021 (UTC)
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Marie André Cantillon
Cantillon in an 1818 depiction
- ... that Marie André Cantillon was awarded 10,000 francs in Napoleon's will for a failed assassination attempt on the Duke of Wellington? "Shortly before his death on May 5th, 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte, in exile on St Helena, wrote a codicil to his will, bequeathing 10,000 francs (about £500) to a former sub-lieutenant in the army, Marie André Cantillon, in recognition of his attempt to assassinate the Duke of Wellington." from: Fahey, Denis (26 April 2021). "Bonaparte – Denis Fahey on Napoleon's Irish connections". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 07:11, 10 June 2021 (UTC).
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@Dumelow: A really interesting article that you made. I never knew about this and it is really interesting seeing Napoleon's spite still being around after his defeat at Waterloo. Jon698 (talk) 00:47, 11 June 2021 (UTC)