Maximilien Robespierre
6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794
Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) was a French lawyer and statesman who became one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. As a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety, he was closely associated with the Reign of Terror, during which thousands of perceived enemies of the Revolution were executed. He was overthrown in the Thermidorian Reaction and guillotined in July 1794.
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Life events
He was born in Arras in the province of Artois, the eldest child of a lawyer.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe studied at the prestigious Paris college, where he excelled in classics and later earned a law degree.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter completing his legal studies he returned to Arras and was admitted to the bar, gaining a reputation for defending the poor.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis election launched his national political career at the outset of the French Revolution.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe rose to prominence in the Jacobin Club, earning the nickname 'the Incorruptible' for his austere principles.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe joined the committee that became the de facto executive government of France during the Terror.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe led the public festival inaugurating his deistic civic religion, an event that intensified opposition against him.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe National Convention turned against him and ordered his arrest on 9 Thermidor Year II.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe was guillotined without trial alongside his closest allies, ending the Reign of Terror.
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