Title: The Death of Maximilien de Robespierre, 1794 – Landmark Events
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The Death of Maximilien de Robespierre, 1794
The Death of Maximilien de Robespierre,
July 28, 1794

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The Death of Maximilien de Robespierre, 1794
LandmarkEvents 2019-07-29T16:39:00-05:00
July 29, 2019 | HH 2019
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“But he answered and said, it is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” — Matthew 4:4
The Death of Maximilien de Robespierre,
July 28, 1794
awyers led the French Revolution. They were able to manipulate and inspire the mobs in the streets and co-opt some of the army to bring about political instability, revolt against the monarchy, and support for the destruction of private property, the power of the aristocracy, and the Church. Their revolutionary ideology sought to level all social classes and create in France a utopian nation that would bring about worldwide change, what historian Otto Scott deemed a “republic of virtue.” Eventually the creation of the perfect revolutionary society fell to the power of the “Committee of Public Safety,” led by Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre who would bring about the execution of thousands of innocent people before he himself fell victim to the guillotine on July 28, 1794. Maximilien de Robespierre (1758-1794), French lawyer and politician, and leader of the French Revolution
The opening of the Estates General May 5, 1789 in the Salle des Menus Plaisirs in Versailles
Historians have argued for a smorgasbord of factors leading to the revolution, including royal despotism, ideas promulgated by French political philosophers, financial crisis in government and economic crisis among the poor (including the increase in the price of bread, the staple of the masses), and a desire to emulate the success of the Americans to establish an independent republic. In 1789, the Estates General was formed to represent the nobility, clergy and the 95% of the rest of the people (Third Estate). When Louis XVI closed their meeting hall, the Estates met on a tennis court and concluded to write a constitution in non-stop meetings. King Louis XVI of France (1754-1792), the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution
Fearing that the king would send a mercenary army to stop the proceedings, riots, looting, and killing swept through Paris, joined by some of the French guard. The mobs attacked and destroyed the Bastille, a fortress and jail which symbolized royal authority.