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{{Infobox person|name=Maximilien de Robespierre|birth_date={{birth date|1758|5|6}}|birth_place=Arras, France|death_date={{death date and age|1794|7|28|1758|5|6}}|death_place=Paris, France|death_cause=Execution|nationality=French|image=Robespierre.jpg|native_name=Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre}} | |||
A member of the [[Jacobins|Jacobin]] faction of the [[Montagnards]], he was a fierce radical in the context of the class war between [[bourgeoisie]] and [[aristocracy]] and fought against the [[Girondins]] (who wanted to establish a constitutional monarchy) and other parties to their left and right. In this context, he is seen by | '''Maximilien de Robespierre''', also known as '''Maximilien Robespierre''', was a French politician notable for his role before, during and after the bourgeois [[French revolution (1789)|French Revolution of 1789]]. | ||
A member of the [[Jacobins|Jacobin]] faction of the [[Montagnards]], he was a fierce radical in the context of the class war between [[bourgeoisie]] and [[aristocracy]] and fought against the [[Girondins]] (who wanted to establish a constitutional monarchy) and other parties to their left and right. In this context, he is seen by Marxists as a progressive force for the bourgeois revolution and prevented France from falling back into feudalism. | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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==== Opposition to the Girondins ==== | ==== Opposition to the Girondins ==== | ||
Although Robespierre did not participate directly in the popular uprising of Aug. 10, 1792, by August 11 he had been elected a member of the revolutionary [[ | Although Robespierre did not participate directly in the popular uprising of Aug. 10, 1792, by August 11 he had been elected a member of the revolutionary [[Paris Commune]]. | ||
In September 1792 he was elected to represent Paris in the National Convention, having received more votes than any other candidate. He and [[Jean-Paul Marat]] led the struggle against the [[Girondins]] and succeeded in having the death penalty enacted for the deposed king, [[Louis 16th]]. He was one of the political leaders of the popular insurrection of May 31-June 2, 1793, which overthrew the Girondins. | In September 1792 he was elected to represent Paris in the National Convention, having received more votes than any other candidate. He and [[Jean-Paul Marat]] led the struggle against the [[Girondins]] and succeeded in having the death penalty enacted for the deposed king, [[Louis 16th]]. He was one of the political leaders of the popular insurrection of May 31-June 2, 1793, which overthrew the Girondins. |