Louis Pierre Louvel

Louis Pierre Louvel (7 October 1783 – 7 June 1820) was the assassin of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry.

Born in Versailles, Louvel was the son of a haberdasher, completed an apprenticeship as a saddler, and entered an artillery regiment of the French Imperial Army in 1806. During the Hundred Days of Napoleon's return from Elba in 1815 he became a saddler in the Royal Stables, retaining the position after Napoleon's downfall. The duke was mortally wounded and died on the next day, but asked to pardon his murderer.

Louvel was seized at the scene of the crime. An official investigation revealed that he had no accomplices. He was executed by guillotine in Paris on 7 June 1820.