Antoine de Beauterne

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Antoine de Beauterne was actually François Antoine, chief huntsman (lieutenant des Chasses) of king Louis XV and a professional wolf hunter, sent to stop the attacks of the Beast of Gévaudan with fourteen crack marksmen as assistants selected. The error concerning his name may stem from confusion with his son's. Antoine replaced Grand-louvetier Denneval and to the surprise of all on September 21, 1765 announced he had killed the beast somewhere farther in the mounts of Velay. Antoine was keen to prove that and called on a survivor of the attack La Pucelle, a young girl famous for fending the beast off with a spindle.

Antoine appeared as a character in "Brotherhood of the Wolf" film.

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