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Politics portal. v. t. e. 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, widely recognized as one of the most influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution. Robespierre fervently campaigned for the ...
The Cult of the Supreme Being (French: Culte de l'Être suprême) [note 1] was a form of theocratic deism established by Maximilien Robespierre during the French Revolution as the intended state religion of France and a replacement for its rival, the Cult of Reason, and of Roman Catholicism. It went unsupported after the fall of Robespierre and ...
Proudhon, the founder of modern anarchism and libertarian socialism would later famously declare "property is theft!" a phrase first invented by the French revolutionary Brissot de Warville. [106] Maximilien Robespierre and his Reign of Terror, aimed at exterminating the monarchy, nobility, clergy, conservatives and nationalists was admired ...
Laponneraye himself went on to befriend Charlotte de Robespierre and published several works of his own about the life of her brother. [2] The first reprint of the book (which was initially anonymously published) was done in 1837 in Brussels, attached to Le Radical, and it has since been reprinted several times. [1]
On 27 July 1793, Robespierre was elected to the Committee of Public Safety, and would remain a member until his death. [5] During the months between September 1793 and July 1794, the Committee's power increased dramatically due to several measures instated during the Terror, such as Law of Suspects, and the latter Law of 14th Frimaire, becoming the de facto executive branch of the ...
The work is an unorthodox piece of historical writing since it explores the character and life of Maximilien Robespierre via a conversation between four imagined characters, all of whom represent facets of Hampson's own mind. The effect of this structure is to make it clear that it is difficult for Hampson to draw clear or firm conclusions ...
Cultural depictions of Maximilien Robespierre (2 C, 36 P) W. Works about Maximilien Robespierre (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Maximilien Robespierre"
Triumvirate of (L-R) Saint-Just, Robespierre, and Couthon While French Huguenots had derisively bestowed the name Triumvirate on the alliance formed in 1561 between Catholic Francis, Duke of Guise , Anne de Montmorency , and Jacques d'Albon during the French Wars of Religion , in later years the term would be used to describe other arrangements ...