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Maximilien de Robespierre

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Maximilien Fran?ois Marie Isidore Robespierre (IPA: [ma.ksi.mi.lj?~ f??~.swa ma.?i i.zi.d?? d? ??.b?s.pj??]; 6 May 1758 ? 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution.As a member of the Estates-General, the Constituent Assembly and the Jacobin Club, he advocated against the death penalty and for the abolition of slavery, while supporting equality of rights, universal suffrage and the establishment of a republic. He opposed war with Austria and the possibility of a coup by the Marquis de Lafayette. As a member of the Committee of Public Safety, he was an important figure during the period of the Revolution commonly known as the Reign of Terror, which ended a few months after his arrest and execution in July 1794.Influenced by 18th-century Enlightenment philosophes such as Rousseau and Montesquieu, he was a capable articulator of the beliefs of the left-wing bourgeoisie. His steadfast adherence and defense of the views he expressed earned him the nickname ?l'Incorruptible? (The Incorruptible). His reputation has gone through cycles. It peaked in the 1920s when the influential French historian Albert Mathiez rejected the common view of Robespierre as demagogic, dictatorial, and fanatical. Mathiez argued he was an eloquent spokesman for the poor and oppressed, an enemy of royalist intrigues, a vigilant adversary of dishonest and corrupt politicians, a guardian of the French Republic, an intrepid leader of the French Revolutionary government, and a prophet of a socially responsible state. In recent decades, his reputation has suffered from his association with radical purification of politics by the killing of his enemies.

Active years end date 1789 1789 1791 1793 1794 1794

Active years start date 1789 1789 1789 1792 1793 1793 1794

Birth date 1758-05-06

Birth name Maximilien Fran?ois Marie Isidore de Robespierre

Birth year 1758

Death date 1794-07-28

Death year 1794

Office Constituency of Artois Member of the Committee of Public Safety Member of the Estates General for the Third Estate Member of the National Assembly Member of the National Constituent Assembly Member of the National Convention President of the National Convention

Party Jacobin

Region Paris

Religion Cult of the Supreme Being Deism

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