Céline Durand

Céline Durand (1746- present), was the youngest daughter of Clement and Aline Durand. She became a maid at Versailles in 1755. She was the youngest sister of Lucille Durand (9 May 1743-present) and oldest of Pierre Durand (1739-1764). Céline, Lucille, and Rene Janvier worked together to assassinate King Louis XV on the night of the Christmas Eve Ball of 1765. Her brother Pierre died in the winter of '64 to illness.

Early Life
Celine Durand was the youngest daughter and second child of Clement and Aline Durand who were fish merchants in Toulon. In the winter of 1764 Celine's brother, Pierre Durand, died from illness. Shortly after both Celine and her sister Lucille left Toulon in order to find jobs in the city to make their own money.

Christmas Eve Ball of 1765
Celine and her sister both got jobs working as maids at the Palace of Versailles. Working there for almost a year, Celine and Lucille along with Rene Janvier plotted to poison Louis XV's food at the Christmas Eve Ball in 1765 with hemlock. This plan was successful and Louis XV died that same night. Celine got the bag of hemlock from Rene and hid it in an unknown location.

Christmas Eve Ball of 1765
24 December 1765, Céline and Lucille Durand along with Rene Javier planned the poisoning of Louis XV with hemlock. During the dinner, Rene Janvier poisoned the dish Louis XV was eating and passed away a few hours later and Céline hid the hemlock in an unknown location.