Louis-Michel le Peletier

"Ah, dear Louis. He went from abolishing the death penalty to calling for the King's head in two short years."

- Marquis de Sade on le Peletier, 1793.

Louis-Michel le Peletier, Marquis de Saint-Fargeau (29 May 1760 – 20 January 1793) was a French politician during the French Revolution and a member of the Templar Order. An advisor of Grand Master François de la Serre, he submitted to François-Thomas Germain after de la Serre's death. Le Peletier was responsible for casting the final vote that condemned King Louis XVI of France to death.

Biography
In the early days of the French Revolution, le Peletier called for the abolishment of the death penalty, but in 1793 he had the deciding 361st vote in the execution trial of King Louis.

Germain was pleased with his decision and told him that he would look forward to the end of tyranny. Le Peletier assured Germain that he would personally observe the King's death.

Death
In celebration of the King's sentence to death, le Peletier and his daughter traveled to the Palais Royal. Unbeknownst to to him, the Assassin Arno Dorian had infiltrated the Palace to assassinate him by sneaking slow-acting poison into Le Peletier's wine.

After le Peletier consumed the wine, he began to feel the effects of the poison. Excusing himself, le Peletier left the room and was confronted by Arno. Thanking Arno for not assassinating him in front of his innocent daughter, le Peletier pleaded Arno to end his misery, to which Arno complied.

Through le Peletier's memories, Arno discovered that Germain would be at Place de la Concorde to witness King Louis' execution.

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed: Unity