Title: Maximilien Robespierre
Headings: Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre
Background
At the Estates-General
Radical views and popularity
Disposing of the Girondons
Rapid fall

Content: Maximilien Robespierre was the most significant revolutionary leader of the radical period (1792-94), a critical figure in the Committee of Public Safety (CPS) and an architect of the Reign of Terror. 2. Raised by his grandparents, Robespierre was an outstanding student once famously snubbed by King Louis XVI. He obtained a law degree and returned to his native Arras, where he excelled as a lawyer. 3. Robespierre represented the Third Estate at the Estates-General, where he proved an important though not prominent figure. He was also active in the Breton and Jacobin clubs. 4. Robespierre’s rise to national fame began during his time in the National Convention. He became a significant Montagnard leader and was admired by the sans-culottes for his democratic values.