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Maximilien de Robespierre
(1758-1794)
Who Was Maximilien de Robespierre?
Maximilien de Robespierre was a radical Jacobin leader and one of the principal figures in the French Revolution.
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In the latter months of 1793, he came to dominate the Committee of Public Safety, the principal organ of the Revolutionary government during the Reign of Terror, but in 1794 he was overthrown and guillotined.
Early Life
Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre was born in Arras, France, on May 6, 1758, the oldest of four children.
His mother died when he was 6 years old, and his father left the family soon after. The children were raised by their maternal grandparents. Young Maximilien was educated in Paris, graduating from the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and earning a law degree in 1781.
He practiced law in Arras, which provided him with a comfortable income.
Entering Public Service
Robespierre soon took on a public role, calling for political change in the French monarchy. He became a devotee o
