PARIS: HISTORICAL EVENTS: Attack on Henry IV by J. Chatel, his arrest and quartering, Copper engraving from Aitzinger, 1612, 25.5 x 31.7 cf. Hellwig, Hogenberg, 86. On the 27th In December 1594, the student Jean Châtel (mistakenly listed as Pierre du Chastell on the paper) attempted to stab the king for religious reasons at a public event in the Hôtel de Schomberg. The king, slightly injured, wanted to spare the assassin, but the regicide law applied and Châtel was quartered. Since the Jesuits were suspected of being behind the crime, they had to leave France within three days of the verdict. Item number: 329941.
