Jean Pierre de Batz
(1754-1822)

Died aged 67

Jean Pierre de Batz, Baron de Sainte-Croix, known as the Baron de Batz or de Bance, (26 January 1754 – 10 January 1822), was a French royalist and businessman. He was born in Goutz-les-Tartas (Gers), and died in Chadieu, near Vic-le-Comte (Puy-de-Dôme). His life and actions in the service of Louis XVI inspired several popular novelists, including Baroness Orczy (Eldorado, 1913), Rafael Sabatini (Scaramouche, 1921) and more recently Juliette Benzoni (Le Jeu de l'amour et de la mort series, 1999–2000).

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Ici, le Baron de Batz et ses amis tentèrent de faire évader Louis XVI au matin du 21 janvier 1793

English translation: Here, Baron de Batz and his friends tried to rescue Louis XVI the morning of 21 January 1793

Rue Beauregard, Rue des Degrès, Paris, France where they tried to escape Louis XVI (1793)