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  2. 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.

  3. Maximilien Robespierre | Biography, French Revolution, Reign ...

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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 ...

  4. 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.

  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 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.

  7. BBC - History - Historic Figures: Maximilien Robespierre ...

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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. Reign of Terror | History, Significance, & Facts | Britannica

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    Reign of Terror, period of the French Revolution from September 5, 1793, to July 27, 1794, during which the Revolutionary government decided to take harsh measures against those suspected of being enemies of the Revolution (nobles, priests, and hoarders). In Paris a wave of executions followed.

  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 | OSU eHistory

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    Maximilien Robespierre Lawyer, Politician Birth Location Arras, France Birth Date 5/6/1758 Death Location Paris, France Death Date 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.

  11. Robespierre: His Life, Death & Bloody Deeds In The French ...

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    On 10 Thermidor, Year II in the new revolutionary calendar – 28 July 1794 to us today – Maximilien Robespierre climbed the steps to the guillotine stationed in Paris’s Place de la Révolution. The watching crowd roared its approval as he staggered across the plinth, was strapped to the plank, and waited for the blade to fall.