Moonflower 2013 ppt on Maximilien Robespierre

1. French Lawyer, Politician who became the most
influential figures of the French Revolution

2. Robespierre (1758-1794)
 Maximilien Robespierre was born on
May 6th,1758
 Birth Place: Arras France
 Full Name: Maximilien Marie Isidore de
Robespierre

3. Education
 Educated in Paris
 Entered the same profession as his
father
 Fathers Profession: Lawyer

4. Why was he known?
 Robespierre became known for his
attacks on monarchy and his advocacy
of democratic reforms
 After the downfall of monarchy(August
1792) Robespierre elected first deputy
for Paris to National Convention
 Convention abolished the monarchy,
declared France a Republic and put the
king on trial for Treason
 The King was executed in 1793

5. Robespierre and the Committee
of Public Safety
 After the Kings execution a power
struggle between the Jacobins and the
Girondins came about
 The control of the country passed to the
Committee of Public Safety, which
Robespierre was a member
 He rapidly became the dominant force
on the committee

6. Reign of Terror
 Against the threat of foreign invasion
and increasing disorder, the committee
began the ‘Reign of terror’
 The Reign of Terror eliminated all people
considered enemies of the revolution
 With the intensification of the Reign of
Terror and Robespierre’s autocracy
made him unpopular

7. Robespierre Arrest and
Death
 On July 27th,1794 he was arrested
 The following day he was wounded from
a Bullet to the jaw, and 21 of his closest
supporters were executed at the
guillotine