Maximilien Robespierre.
The Jacobins.
To keep the public safe.
The committee of Public Safety.
defend France from threats
executive government in France during reign of terror
Maximillien Robespierre of the Committee of Public Safety.
executive government in France during reign of terror
Maximillien Robespierre of the Committee of Public Safety.
This is the political body of the French Revolution that controlled France during the Reign of Terror. The Committee of Public Safety was set up in April 1793 to defend France against its enemies, foreign and domestic.
The committee of public safety was given broad powers to do arrest and execute anyone who was thought to be an enemy to the people of France. The committee serves as the de facto executive branch of the government.
executive government in France during reign of terror
The third estate. :)