10 Fanatical French Villains to Fear

When we think of France, we tend to first imagine the romantic, the gastronomically exclusive, the luxurious, or the destination for classy European travel. When we imagine the atrocious and the wicked, our minds may initially jump to Henry VIII, Nazi Germany, or North American serial killers. Yet it is France where some of the highest (or should we say, lowest) levels of villain have originated, including the shockingly abusive Marquis de Sade, who’s name is the origin of the word Sadism itself. In this account, we explore these darkest and most surprising histories. →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Entertaining and educational top 10 lists from TopTenzNet! Subscribe to our Facebook: https://ift.tt/1QRrRgJ Business inquiries to admin@toptenz.net Other TopTenz Videos: 10 Perverts Who Changed the World For the Better https://youtu.be/FkBmAOwkVIE?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKUFXyekxgY1xuFObYL-Icg Top 10 Famous Liars Throughout History https://youtu.be/q8xlRaLFTrc?list=PLQ4d2-ByGhnKUFXyekxgY1xuFObYL-Icg Text version: https://ift.tt/2GfFPZw Coming up: 10. Marquis de Sade 9. Gilles de Rais 8. Michel Fourniret 7. Maximilien Robespierre 6. Rene Descartes 5. Marcel André Henri Félix Petiot 4. Jeanne Weber 3. Joseph Vacher 2. Louis Darquier de Pellepoix 1. Jean Leguay Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/2mXx40k https://ift.tt/2GkbVTg https://youtu.be/noOaec6DDdU https://ift.tt/1Xw1HVK https://ift.tt/1EMNR2T https://ift.tt/2qBVkTa https://ift.tt/1TkhDsU https://ift.tt/2pOELF3 https://ift.tt/2IdpgNF https://ift.tt/2pOxB3F https://ift.tt/2GnyAxY https://ift.tt/2pQId1W https://ift.tt/2GpaS4I https://ift.tt/2pOxEfR https://ift.tt/2fTaKwB https://ift.tt/2pOxNQr https://ift.tt/2GkwSO0 https://ift.tt/2pO3vND https://ift.tt/2IeuWqI https://ift.tt/2pOxJAb https://ift.tt/2GmeB2J https://ift.tt/2rkeMqn https://ift.tt/2qP4bjw https://ift.tt/2pOxLIj https://ift.tt/2IcHPla https://ift.tt/2pQVdVp