Title: Role of Maximilien Robespierre During The French Revolution | Learnodo Newtonic
Headings: Role of Maximilien Robespierre During The French Revolution
Role of Maximilien Robespierre During The French Revolution
The Third Estate
The Incorruptible
Trial And Execution of Louis XVI
Fall of the Girondins
The Reign of Terror
Overthrow And Execution
Assessment

Content: and the more radical Montagnards, the far left who were led by Robespierre. During the trial of King Louis XVI, Robespierre spoke 11 times and called for death of the monarch. On January 21, 1793, Louis XVI was executed. A copper plate engraving depicting the Execution of Louis XVI
Fall of the Girondins
The execution of the king, scarcity of food and the rising prices created a revolutionary mood in France. The Montagnards took advantage of this to increase their power in the Convention at the expense of the Girondins. On May 26, 1793, Robespierre called on the people “to rise in insurrection.” On June 2, 29 leading Girondins were arrested. After the fall of the Girondins, on July 27, 1793, Robespierre was elected to the Committee of Public Safety, which had been created in April. The Committee became the de facto executive government in France; and Robespierre became its most influential member.