▁Jacob ins ▁sent enced ▁him ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁the ▁" cr ime ▁of ▁federal ism " ▁and ▁executed ▁him ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁January ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁Re ign ▁of ▁T error . ▁His ▁wife ▁was ▁also ▁briefly ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁their ▁four ▁sons ▁sent ▁to ▁General ▁Hospital ▁of ▁Paris ▁or phan age . ▁Following ▁the ▁Th erm idor ian ▁Re action ▁they ▁were ▁released ▁and ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Mont pel lier , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁family ' s ▁property ▁was ▁conf isc ated . ▁▁ ▁Raymond ▁Dur and ▁graduated ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁school ▁in ▁Mont pel lier ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁studies ▁at ▁a ▁trade ▁school ▁in ▁Lyon . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 1 , ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁his ▁cousin , ▁François ▁Dur and , ▁to ▁head ▁a ▁trad ing ▁company ▁in ▁Barcelona . ▁There ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁he ▁married ▁Joseph ine ▁C ut ita , ▁a ▁Spanish ▁wid ow ▁of ▁a ▁French ▁officer . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons : ▁Mar cell in ▁and ▁Al phon se , ▁both ▁born ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁The ▁couple ▁separated ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁▁ ▁Dur and ' s ▁diplom atic ▁career ▁started ▁mostly ▁by ▁accident . ▁After ▁Napoleon ' s ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁El ba ▁French ▁cons ul ▁in ▁Barcelona ▁declared ▁his ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁em peror ▁and ▁Louis ▁Antoine ,