What I do, I do for the good of France." -Le Peletier with Germain at the Templar meeting, 1791.
Only then, when he is executed like a common villain, can we show the world Jacques de Molay's great truth." Le Peletier: " You may show the world what truths you like, Grand Master. Germain: " The King must be seen as a criminal and a traitor.
Meeting with Germain and condemning Louis Although the idea was dismissed, it led to le Peletier serving as the president of the National Constituent Assembly from 21 June 1790 to 5 July that same year. Being a lawyer, le Peletier took part in writing a draft of a criminal code, including a point for the abolition of death penalty. However, they were not told about the purpose of their activities. Īs the revolution broke out, Germain had his followers create as much chaos as possible by exploiting dissatisfaction with the monarchy. During the soirée, Sivert and his fellow Templar, the Roi des Thunes, murdered Grand Master de la Serre in the palace gardens, framing the Grand Master's adopted son, Arno Dorian, for the murder. On 5 May that year, le Peletier attended the induction soirée of de la Serre's daughter, Élise, at the Palace of Versailles with Lévesque, Sivert and Lafrenière. Through supporting the Third Estate, he became an ardent defender of the people's cause. Le Peletier abandoned his aristocratic origins, symbolically giving up his titles of nobility. Le Peletier continued to rise in the Parliament until 1789, when he was elected to the Estates-General as a deputy for the nobility's Second Estate. Eventually, le Peletier secretly joined Germain's faction of the Order along with Lévesque and Sivert. This way, the Templars would be able to exert control over the populace more subtly. Inspired by the writings of Jacques de Molay, Germain envisioned a capitalist society in which the nobility was stripped of its power, and the rising middle class would gain power. 09 November 2020 Joining Germain and early revolution Īt some point around 1774, le Peletier's fellow Templar François-Thomas Germain was expelled from the Templar Order due to his radical ideas.
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