Gautier and Philippe d'Aunay

Gautier and Philippe d'Aunay

2 knights (Gautier and Philippe d'Aunay) flirting with 2 French princesses were found guilty of lèse majesté (Crime violating the dignity of a ruler). They were castrated and then drawn, flayed alive, covered by lead in fusion, broken on a wheel, beheaded and hanged. Both princesses had their heads shaven and jailed for life.

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