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Pierre Picaud
Shoemaker
Pierre Picaurd | |
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| Born | François Pierre Picaurd (1780-05-02)2 May 1780 France |
| Died | 1825(1825-00-00) (aged 44–45) France |
| Occupation(s) | Shoemaker, later aristocrat |
François "Pierre" Picaud (French:[piko]) was a 19th-century shoemaker in Nîmes, France who may have been the basis for the character of Edmond Dantès in Alexandre Dumas, père's 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo.[1]
Biography
In 1807, Picaud was engaged to marry a rich woman, but three jealous friends — Loupian, Solari, and Chaubart — falsely accused him of being a spy for England (a fourth friend, Allut, knew of their conspiracy, but did not report it).[2] He was imprisoned in the Fenestrelle fortress for seven years, not even learning why until his second year there.[3] During his imprisonment he ground a small passageway into a neighboring cell and befriended a wealthy Italian priest named Father Torri who