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  1. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (French: [maksimiljɛ̃ ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 10 Thermidor, Year II [28 July 1794]) was a French lawyer and statesman who became one of the most widely known, influential, and controversial figures of the French Revolution.

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  3. Maximilien Robespierre - Wikipedia

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    Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (French: [maksimiljɛ̃ ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 10 Thermidor, Year II [28 July 1794]) was a French lawyer and statesman who became one of the most widely known, influential, and controversial figures of the French Revolution.

  4. Maximilien Robespierre | Biography, French Revolution, Reign of...

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    Maximilien Robespierre, (born May 6, 1758, Arras, France—died July 28, 1794, Paris), radical Jacobin leader and one of the principal figures in the French Revolution. In the latter months of 1793 he came to dominate the Committee of Public Safety , the principal organ of the Revolutionary government during the Reign of Terror , but in 1794 he ...

  5. Maximilien de Robespierre - Death, Quotes & Facts - Biography

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    Maximilien de Robespierre was a radical Jacobin leader and one of the principal figures in the French Revolution. In the latter months of 1793, he came to dominate the Committee of Public...

  6. Maximilien Robespierre - World History Encyclopedia

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    Who was Maximilien Robespierre? Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) was one of the primary figures of the French Revolution (1789-1799). After rising to prominence in the radical Jacobin Club, he dominated the French Republic during the Reign of Terror, overseeing the executions of counter-revolutionary suspects.

  7. Historic Figures: Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) - BBC

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    u v w x y z Maximilien Robespierre © Robespierre was a French lawyer and politician who became one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. Maximilien Marie Isidore de...

  8. Maximilien de Robespierre summary | Britannica

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    Maximilien de Robespierre, (born May 6, 1758, Arras, France—died July 28, 1794, Paris), French revolutionary. A successful lawyer in Arras (1781–89), he was elected to the National Assembly (1789), where he became notorious as an outspoken radical in favour of individual rights.

  9. Maximilien Robespierre - Revolution, Terror, France | Britannica

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    Maximilien Robespierre - Revolution, Terror, France: After the fall of the Girondins, the Montagnards were left to deal with the country’s desperate position.

  10. Maximilien Robespierre - Alpha History

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    Maximilien François de Robespierre (1758-1794) was the most significant leader of the French Revolution’s radical period. Robespierre has divided historians and modern thinkers, just as he divided opinion in his own time.

  11. Maximilien Robespierre | OSU eHistory

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    7/28/1794. "Robespierre was either a tyrant or a servant of the people; a savior of the Revolution or the devil incarnate. Yet, like so many figures of the past the truth of the matter is somewhat more complex. " Robespierre grew up in Arras (a 'ras) 100 miles north of Paris. The son of a lawyer, he became a lawyer and distinguished himself in ...

  12. Fall of Maximilien Robespierre - Wikipedia

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    The Coup d'état of 9 Thermidor or the Fall of Maximilien Robespierre is the series of events beginning with Maximilien Robespierre 's address to the National Convention on 8 Thermidor Year II (26 July 1794), his arrest the next day, and his execution on 10 Thermidor (28 July).