Isaac René Guy le Chapelier his assets. He was arrested, and guillotined in Paris on the same day as Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes. He is a character in Rafael Sabatini's historical novels "Scaramouche" (1921) and "Scaramouche the King-Maker" (1931). Isaac René Guy le Chapelier Isaac René Guy Le Chapelier (12 June 1754 – 22 April 1794) was a French jurist and politician of the Revolutionary period. He was born at Rennes in Brittany, where his father was "bâtonnier" of the corporation of lawyers, a title equivalent to President of the Bar. He entered the law profession, and was a noted orator. In 1789 he
Scaramouche (novel) attempt at a series. The book continues the adventures of Andre-Louis Moreau, beginning where the original "Scaramouche" ends, as he conceives, then with Baron de Batz masterminds, a plan to destroy the Revolution and restore the monarchy through a campaign whereby the Revolutionary leaders, hitherto thought of by the French populace as incorruptible patriots, will be accused of and exposed as corrupt and profiteers. However, while Andre-Louis is in France working for the restoration, unknown to him in Germany the Regent of France attempts to seduce Andre-Louis's fiancée Aline de Kercadiou. "Scaramouche" was adapted into several works: Scaramouche (novel) Scaramouche