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Hello! The Bastille, the famous French prison, held only seven prisoners at the time of its storming on July 14, 1789—it was far from the overcrowded place people sometimes imagine. These prisoners were: four counterfeiters (Jean Antoine Pujade, Bernard Larue, Jean Béchade, and Jean La Corr), whose names varied in records but who were involved in forging money; two individuals with mental disorders—Auguste Tavernier, who believed he was Julius Caesar, and an Irishman known as “Major,” whose real name is unknown; and finally, the Comte de Solages, also known as Jean-Henri de La Tour, who was held at his family’s request. Their names and stories show that by then, the Bastille was more a symbol of power than a prison for dangerous criminals. After the storming, they were freed, and the prison was soon demolished. This event marked the start of the French Revolution.
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EzraThe prisoners in the Bastille were typically individuals who were considered a threat to the royal authority in France. They included political dissidents, religious figures, and individuals who had been imprisoned without trial. The Bastille was often used by the monarchy to detain those who opposed or challenged their rule. Notable prisoners included the Marquis de Sade and the Comte de Mirabeau.
Oh, dude, the prisoners in the Bastille were just your typical mix of political dissidents, religious troublemakers, and other assorted troublemakers. Like, nothing too out of the ordinary for a medieval fortress-turned-prison. It was basically a revolving door for anyone who rubbed the wrong people the wrong way.
At the time it was stormed, there were seven. Jean Antoine Pujade, Bernard Laroche, Jean Béchade and Jean La Corrège were forgers; they were recaptured and put back in another prison a few days later. Hubert de Solages and Whyte de Malleville were aristocrats imprisoned at the request of their own families; they too were back in jail within a week, and afterwards transferred to a lunatic asylum. Finally, Auguste Tavernier had been accused in 1757 of a connection with an attempt to assassinate Louis XV, and was undoubtedly mad; he was transferred to an asylum.
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What happened after the fall of the Bastille?
The people stormed the Bastille killing 7 people and took weapons to arm themselves against the King. There was a rumor that the King was going to kill all of them.The Cardinal of Richelieu created the Bastille as a prison for nobles and famous people. (i.e. the man in the iron mask, Voltaire, the marquis de Sade). These prisoners were sentence there by king's letters without any other trial. Usually it was because they displeased the king.But at the time of the Revolution, the prison for nobles was no more and the decision has been taken to close it.On the 14th of July 1789 there were only 7 prisoners left (1 crazy, 2 lunatics and 4 cons). The people of the Revolution actually stormed the Bastille to take possession of the 13,600kg of gunpowder that were stored in it.However, the storming of the Bastille remains as the symbol of the fall of tyranny. On this day the monarchy ended and the Revolution started.It's now the national day for France.
What are facts about the Bastille?
1. It was an armory. 2. It was a prison. 3. The storming of the Bastille started the French Revolution because the peasants seized the weapons stored in the Bastille and became an army and not just a mob.
Who built the Bastille?
Charles V built the bastille
What are facts about the storming of the Bastille and the Tennis Court Oath?
This was a very dramatic event and a lot of people got killed. There are no "fun" facts to be mentioned. -- Answer-- 1. The Bastille was both and amoury and a prison for upper class political prisoners.. 2. Most of the prison guards were retired soldiers and not young men.. 3. There were only 8 prisoners on the day of the storming and all were released. 4. The French decided to storm the Bastile because they feared the King's soldiers would killed them and stop the uprise.. Remember the Bastile was an amoury and had guns and gun powder. 5. The Bastille did not have an source of water and only had enough food for two days. 6. The French people decided to destroy the Bastille however they didn't have machinery so they tore it down by hand.. *NOTE the Bastille was a huge keep (fort) with some stones bigger than a car
What did the Storming of the Bastille represent to the French people?
Revolution and independenceIn 1789, during the storming of the Bastille, there were 7 prisoners. The Bastille represented royal authority and this was exactly what the French people didn't want anymore. Also, it was randomly known there was a lot of gunpowder stored in the Bastille and since the people feared that King Louis XVI was planning a counter revolution, they wanted to arm themselves against the foreign troops that Louis had ordered from abroad.The French saw it as a victory when they freed the 7 prisoners and tore down the Bastille. They conveniently forgot the fact that among them were 4 forgers, 2 lunatics and 1 pedophile.Revolution and independence
