Citation

Bouchard JP. Soins Psychiatr. 2010; (271): 39-42.

Vernacular Title

Assassinat d'Henri IV, troubles mentaux et responsabilite penale.

Affiliation

UMD, CH de Cadillac-sur-Garonne. jean_pierre_bouchard@yahoo.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, S.F.I.R.E.C., Publisher Masson Editeur)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21155330

Abstract

On 14th May 1610, François Ravaillac, a delusional mystic, assassinated King Henri IV. Under the Ancien Regime, regicide was considered as a supreme act of patricide and received the ultimate punishment even if the perpetrator showed obvious signs of insanity. What would the situation be today? A study of this notorious historical episode provides a reflection on the way dangerousness linked to mental disorders has been viewed and treated over the last four centuries.

Language: fr