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Maximilien Robespierre

Maximilien Robespierre

1758–1794

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Lawyer and Jacobin leader nicknamed the Incorruptible. Began as a champion of rights and later justified the Terror in the name of virtue—then fell to the guillotine himself.

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  1. 1758personal

    Birth in Arras

  2. 1764personal

    Mother's death

  3. 1769highlight

    Scholarship to Louis-le-Grand

  4. 1780work

    Law degree and bar admission

  5. 1789highlight

    Deputy to Estates-General

  6. 1790highlight

    Jacobin Club president

  7. 1791work

    Champion of universal suffrage

  8. 1792highlight

    National Convention deputy

  9. 1793controversy

    Committee of Public Safety

  10. 1794death

    Fall on 9 Thermidor

  11. 1794legacy

    Enduring controversy

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