André-Charles Brottier (1751–1798), was a French royalist who sought the violent overthrow of the Directory.
[1] He was born to wealthy parents in town of Tannay, Nièvre in 1751.
He left the town following a fire which destroyed most of his father's property.
[2] In 1794 he was recruited into the "Paris Agency" - an organisation set up by Spanish ambassador, Fernan Nunes, to provide intelligence for his government.
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