Lucille Durand

Lucille Durand (1743- present), youngest daughter of Clement and Aline Durand. She became a maid at Versailles in 1765. She was the oldest sister of Céline Durand (1746-present) and Pierre Durand (1739-1755). Lucille, her sister Celine, and Rene Javier were involved in the murder of Louis XV in 1765.

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

Christmas Eve Ball of 1765
Lucille 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.