Current Events on the Execution of Robespierre
Biography:
Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre was born in Arras, on May 6,1758, and was executed in 1794. Robespierre was a vital leader for the Jacobins. He was signed with the third estate in 1789. He pursued, and took over the Committee of Public Safety in 1793. He got his education from Paris, and he was a politician and lawyer.
What was he involved with?
Robespierre was a powerful person in the French Revolution. He was a strong leader for many organizations such as the Jacobin Club, the Committee of Public Safety, and the National Convention. Robespierre dealt with anyone who disagreed to him harshly. He sent the people who disagreed with him to the guillotine to be executed. It has been told that an estimated 17,000 - 30,000 were executed under Robespierre's order. Robespierre defeated many of his enemies and he even dared put King Louis XVI on trial for treason. In 1791 Robespierre was a impacting member of the Jacobin Club. While he was doing his part with the Jacobin's he dismissed himself from the new Legislative Assembly. Robespierre was chosen to be a part of the Committee of Public Safety on July 27,1793.
Why was he Executed?
Robespierre was a leader of many groups. He had strong leadership skills and had his way with people. He had a lot of supporters and allies. After some time people got tired of Robespierre ruling and he lost some control over people that supported him. Some of his closest allies mocked him and began to lose trust in him. The National Assembly arrested Robespierre and many of his allies on July 27, 1794. They were taken to Luxembourg, Paris and thrown in prison. When he arrived at the jail the warden rejected the request to place him in prison. Taking advantage of not being in prison, Robespierre ran away to Hotel de Ville right away. Robespierre tried to kill himself and shattered his jaw instead because he found out that the National Assembly proclaimed him an outcast. At Place de la Revolution Robespierre and 21 of his allies were guillotined without trial.
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