Anthony Lesnisch

Anthony Lesnisch (ca. 1863 - 26 December 1907) was a Brunanter anarchist, who attempted to assassinate King Pieter II in 1887.

Biography
Born in Koningstad, Lesnich witnessed the Liberal Revolution of 1881 closely. After Crown Prince Pieter replaced King Johan I and started complete liberalization in the 1880s, Lesnich joined the Koningstad-based anarchists. He worked as a carpenter.

After a conspiracy with companions was agreed, Anthony Lesnich shot three bullets to King Pieter II on 14 September 1888 during a parade in Koningstad in broad daylight. He was convinced that Brunant did not need a ruler, neither a monarch nor a president. The assassination, however, failed, and Lesnich was immediately arrested and imprisoned at the Adriankastel. In 1902, he was transferred to Carrington Prison as he was deemed mentally ill. He died in 1907.

Pieter II was eventually killed in 1913 by Jean-Paul Marois.