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Maximillien Robespierre, nicknamed "the Incorruptible," was the leader of the Jacobins who took over the leadership of France during the French Revolution. He and the other committee members ordered the execution of the King, Louis XVI, for treason in January 1793.
Robespierre, as an enlightened thinker, brought revolutionary ideas of equality, liberty and fraternity to the minds of the French people already put under pressure by poverty, exacerbated by an incapable king and an exorbitant queen.
During the revolution, he also made France a secular state. He attempted to rename the months of the year and make 1794 the first year of French history. This did not catch on though, and his attempt to institute a new "festival of the saint" was also unsuccessful.
Robespierre allowed the death of thousands of French persons - men, women and children - during the course of the revolution.
He died in 1794, the final victim of the revolution - taken by the guillotine to which he had sent thousands.
Robespierre was a lawyer and a politician who was very good at making speeches; at his own trial he delivered a very convincing two hour long speech in his defense. When he was 17, he was chosen out of 500 pupils to deliver a welcome speech to the King (ironically he eventually supported the King's execution later).
He was the eldest of four children; his mother died in child birth when he was young and his father, distressed at the loss of his wife, vanished when Robespierre was eight years old, leaving the four children to be cared for by their paternal grandfather and aunts.
He was the leader of the Reign of Terror and the protector of the Revolution.
Maximilien de Robspierre was born in France in 1758. He advocated for against the death penalty and for the abolition of slavery. He also supported equality rights and universal suffrage.
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What French Jacobin leader was guillotined in 1794?
Maximilian Robespierre
What ended the reign of terror?
Main reasons: * CGS and CPS against Robespierre * Robespierre lost support of Sans-Culottes by executing main leaders, disbanding armless revolutionaries. * Prior supporters turned against Terror - Danton * Growing extremism, even though war improved
What did Robespierre change?
after french revolution robespierre power in france.
Who created the Reign of Terror?
Maximilien-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre.
What was the resolution to the French revolution?
On November 9, 1799 (18 Brumaire of the Year VIII) Napoleon staged the coup which installed the Consulate; this effectively led to his dictatorship and eventually (in 1804) to his proclamation as emperor, which brought to a close the specifically republican phase of the French Revolution.
What French Jacobin leader was guillotined in 1794?
Maximilian Robespierre
Who is the leader during the reign of terror?
Maximilian Robespierre
Who was the leader of france during the reign of terror?
Maximilian Robespierre
What college did maximilian Robespierre attend?
Maximilien Robespierre attended Lycee Louis-le-Grand from 1769-1781
Who was the French lawyer who presided over the Reign of Terror?
Maximilian Robespierre led it until he was guillotined, signifying the end of the "Reign"
What has the author Uwe Schultz written?
Uwe Schultz has written: 'La Fiesta' 'Maximilian Robespierre' 'Versailles. Die Sonnenseite Frankreichs'
How tall is Maximilian Zammit?
Maximilian Pelz is 175 cm.
What ended the reign of terror?
Main reasons: * CGS and CPS against Robespierre * Robespierre lost support of Sans-Culottes by executing main leaders, disbanding armless revolutionaries. * Prior supporters turned against Terror - Danton * Growing extremism, even though war improved
When was Robespierre born?
Augustin Robespierre was born in 1763.
What is the Gaelic for Maximilian?
Probably Maximilian as in English.
What is the birth name of Maximilian Artajo?
Maximilian Artajo's birth name is Maximilian Kwasniewski-Artajo.
How do you spell Maximilian?
The surname or given name may be Maximilian or also Maximillian.
