in late october 1560, louis of bourbon, prince of condé was arrested on the suspicion of having been the architect of the plot but was released for lack of conclusive evidence. during the events, he had preserved a distance from the plot but had stood at the ready at orléans, "le capitaine muet", the "silent captain" of the plotters' correspondence. he was one of the principal leaders of the huguenots during the french wars of religion.