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Maximilien de Robespierre was an early proponent of political democracy. His advanced ideas concerning the application of the revolutionary principle of equality won for him the fervent support of the lower middle and working classes (the sans-culottes) and a firm place later in the 19th century in the pantheon of European radical and revolutionary heroes. These ideas and the repressive methods used to implement and defend them, which came to be called the Reign of Terror, and his role as spokesman for this radical and violent phase of the French Revolution also won for him the opprobrium of conservative opponents of the Revolution ever since.

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The Reign of Terror was used as a way to eradicate the "enemies of the revolution." During this stage of the Revolution, the Jacobin Club used the threat of death as a way to maintain political superiority over its rivals. Maximilien Robespierre is generally named as the leader of the Reign of Terror.

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If asked to narrow this question down, the actual words used in the question point to one of several men. The radical revolutionary who was a leader in the French Revolution was Robespierre. He was instrumental in the Reign of Terror.

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Maximilien Robespierre was the principal leader of the reign of terror during the French Revolution.

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Maximilien Robespierre.

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Who was the leading figure during the Reign of Terror and what did he do?

Maximilien Robespierre and he ruled the roost, at least until the tables were turned and he was executed.


Why was Maximillien Robespierre famous?

Robespierre was responsible for the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. He was eventually guillotined.


Maximilien Robespierre led France during which phase of the Revolution?

The Reign of Terror.


What became the symbol of the reign of terror?

the guillotine because it was used so often during the reign of terror and most of all the Great terror, which occurred during the reign of terror


What happened during robespierres reign France?

The Reign of Terror.


What happened during robespierres reign in France?

The Reign of Terror.


What. is the committee of public safety?

executive government in France during reign of terror


Why was the reason of what happen during the reign of terror?

The Reign of Terror was implemented as a way to protect the revolution from internal enemies


Maximillien Robespierre was an International figure in?

The Reign of Terror in the French Revolution.


Which French figure is most cloesely tied to Reign of Terror?

Robespierre.


What was the period of the French Revolution from May 1793 to August 1794 during which thousands were executed?

The reign of terror


Who was the king during the Reign of Terror?

The reign of terror was a period between 1794 and 1795 and lasted 10 months. France did not have a monarch anymore, for the French revolutionists had killed their royal family in 1793.