De Whyte in the Bastille
Jacques-François-Xavier de Whyte, comte de Malleville (1730 – 1790s), born James Francis Xavier Whyte, was an Irish nobleman and former officer of the French Army imprisoned in the Bastille from 1784 to 1789.
Biography[]
Having been declared insane, Whyte was initially imprisoned within Château de Vincennes, before being relocated to the Bastille in Paris on 29 February 1784.[1] He grew a long beard and believed himself to be Julius Caesar. When Arno was brought in the fortress, he casually overheard Whyte quoting the famous opening line of Caesar's De Bello Gallico: Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.[2]
On 14 July 1789, the Storming of the Bastille took place, and Whyte was freed by the protesters. Within a week however, he was sent to the Charenton insane asylum.[3]
Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed: Unity
- Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook (mentioned only)
References[]
- ↑ LE REGISTRE D'ÉCROU DE LA BASTILLE DE 1782 À 1789 (in French). The Project Gutenberg. Retrieved on 6 March 2025.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Imprisoned
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook – Historic Personage Sheets