Charlotte Corday
his article is about Charlotte Corday, the assassin from the French Revolution. For the opera of the same name, see Charlotte Corday (opera) . Charlotte Corday Charlotte Corday, painted at her request by Jean-Jacques Hauer, a few hours before her execution. Born Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont 27 July 1768 Saint-Saturnin-des-Ligneries, Écorches (in present-day Orne ), Normandy , France Died 17 July 1793 (aged 24) Paris, France Cause of death Execution by guillotine Known for Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat Parent(s) Jacques François de Corday, seigneur d'Armont Charlotte Marie Jacqueline Gaultier de Mesnival Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (27 July 1768 – 17 July 1793), known as Charlotte Corday ( French: [kɔʁdɛ] ), was a figure of the French Revolution . In 1793, she was executed by guillotine for the assassination of Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat , wh...