Historical Figures

Enghien Louis Antoine Henri Duke of (1772-1804)

Descendant of the princes of Condé. Residing in civilian clothes in Ettenheim opposite Strasbourg, he was kidnapped the night of March 15 to 16, 1804 by Napoleon's men and was executed at the Château de Vincennes. The First Consul thus hoped to respond to those who were plotting against him for the return of the Bourbons, the Cadoudal attack had indeed aroused Napoleon's suspicion.