He was elected a deputy of the estates-general (a form of parliament, but without real power) that met in May 1789, and subsequently served in the National Constituent Assembly. Rhetoric of Robespierre swayed the convention and it voted 424–283 against the referendum. Robespierre's failure to quell the massacres of September showed that the Commune had more confidence in Billaud than in him. When Robespierre stopped in his speech to answer the attacks on him, there was a shout The convention met again when they heard of Robespierre's release and declared him and the communards outlaws. At the convention, the Girondins immediately attacked Robespierre. Young Maximilien was a smart child who enjoyed reading and studying law. Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (May 6, 1758 – July 28, 1794) was one of the primary leaders of the French Revolution. He created the universe to proclaim His power.
He studied law through a scholarship and in 1789 was elected to be a representative of the Arras commoners in … The next day, Robespierre was taken before the tribunal and guillotined without trial on the Place de la Révolution on the 10th Thermidor An II (July 28, 1794). Maximilien Robespierre was born in northern France on May 6, 1758. Control of the country passed to the Committee of Public Safety, of which Robespierre was a member. You have not to pass sentence for or against a single man, but you have to take a resolution on a question of the public safety, and to decide a question of national foresight. The king was executed in January 1793.In the period after the king's execution, tensions in the convention resulted in a power struggle between the Jacobins and the more moderate Girondins. The result of this was that until Robespierre's death, 1,285 people were guillotined in Paris. However, he was popular enough to be elected first deputy for Paris to the National Convention. Lebas shot himself, Augustin Robespierre jumped from a high window, Couthon was found with broken limbs on a stair, and Robespierre was shot in the jaw before he was taken away. Afterwards Robespierre went for a short visit to Arras, where he met a triumphant reception. He took a radical, democratic stance and was known as the Incorruptible for his dedication to civic morality. Maximilien de Robespierre was a radical Jacobin leader and one of the principal figures in the French Revolution. "Robespierre was later made into a monument at the Alexander Garden following the Eventually many artisans and small shopkeepers joined them.
His paternal grandfather, also named Maximilien de Robespierre, established himself in Arras as a lawyer. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. The Girondins refused to have anything more to do with Danton and the government became more divided. The history of this article since it was imported to Note: Some restrictions may apply to use of individual images which are separately licensed. Robespierre had found his audience and followers. He was one of the most influential figures associated with the ‘Reign Of Terror’ and the ‘French Revolution’. Following the revolution of 1789, Robespierre gained high rank in the French legislature and began work on the This led Robespierre, who had never previously done so, to question the monarchy.
He accused some deputies of injustice and excess and stated that the Committees of Public Safety and General Security should be reformed. After the flight of Although he had excluded himself and his colleagues from the new He denounced the secret intrigues of the court and of the royalists, their collusion with Austria, the unpreparedness of the army, and the possible treason of aristocratic officers whose dismissal he demanded in February 1792. Robespierre is still a controversial figure. Maximilien Robespierre, in full Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de 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. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Maximilien Robespierre was born in Arras, France, in 1758. By 1788 Robespierre was already well known for his Robespierre was kept out of the committees and from the presidency of the National Assembly; only once, in June 1790, was he elected secretary of the National Assembly. Emeritus Teaching Assistant in History of the French Revolution, University of Paris. He sought to instill a spiritual resurgence in the French nation based on In this speech, Robespierre made it clear that his concept of a Supreme Being was far different from the traditional Is it not He whose immortal hand, engraving on the heart of man the code of justice and equality, has written there the death sentence of tyrants? There he shared classes with Camille Desmoulins, who for much of the revolution was …
Robespierre continued to oppose the war even when the Girondins, especially Brissot, attacked him. He was one of the most popular orators in the convention and his carefully prepared speeches often made a deep impression. At first the convention passed his motions; but Joseph Cambon, the financier, Billaud-Varenne, Jean-Pierre-André Amar and Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier and the convention rescinded these decrees and referred Robespierre's motions to committee.