Pierre Barrière

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Pierre Barrière (???? - 1593) was a would-be assassin of King Henry IV of France.

Barrière attempted an assassination of Henry IV on 27 August 1593. 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.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.


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