Gérard de la Guette
Gérard de la Guette († 1322 near Paris ), a nobleman from the Saintonge , was the chief tax officer of King Louis X. (ruled 1314-1316).
After King Charles IV came to power (1322), he was accused of wasting state finances. He was expropriated and locked in a narrow dungeon in the Louvre tower , where he was also interrogated; he later died under the " embarrassing questioning ". The people then dragged his body through the streets of Paris and hung him on the Gibet de Montfaucon . After his death, his innocence is revealed.
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| SURNAME | Gérard de la Guette |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French nobleman and chief financial officer of King Louis X. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 13th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1322 |
| Place of death | Paris |