Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Maximilien_Robespierre
Description: WEBWhen clearing Robespierre's neck, executioner Charles-Henri Sanson tore off the bandage that was holding his shattered jaw in place, causing him to produce an agonised scream until his death. He was guillotined at the same place where King Louis XVI , Danton and Desmoulins had been executed.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilien_Robespierre
Description: WEBCause of death: Execution by guillotine: Political party: The Mountain (1792–1794) Other political affiliations: Jacobin Club (1789–1794) Domestic partner: Éléonore Duplay (rumored) Alma mater: University of Paris: Profession: Lawyer, politician: Signature
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maximilien-Robespierre
Description: WEBApr 4, 2024 · May 6, 1758, Arras, France. Died: July 28, 1794, Paris (aged 36) Title / Office: National Convention (1792-1794) Third Estate (1789-1789) Political Affiliation: Jacobin Club. Montagnard. Role In: French Revolution. Reign of Terror. On the Web: History Today - The Birth of Robespierre (Mar. 28, 2024) Top Questions. Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/question/When-and-how-did-Maximilien-Robespierre-die
Description: WEBMaximilien Robespierre lost his head—literally. On July 27, 1794, Robespierre and a number of his followers were arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. The next day Robespierre and 21 of his followers were taken to the Place de la Révolution (now the Place de la Concorde), where they were executed by guillotine before a cheering crowd.
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Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2119/fall-of-maximilien-robespierre/
Description: WEBNov 30, 2022 · The tenth of his group to be executed, Robespierre's death caused uproarious applause from the crowd that apparently lasted for 15 minutes. With him died the Terror and the dominance of the Jacobin ideology, which would be suppressed during the ensuing Thermidorian Reaction.
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Link: https://www.biography.com/political-figures/maximilien-de-robespierre
Description: WEBDeath. On July 27, 1794, Robespierre and many of his allies were arrested and taken to prison. He was able to escape with the aid of a sympathetic jailer and hid in the Hôtel de Ville (City...
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Link: https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/fall-of-robespierre/
Description: WEBOn the evening of July 28th (10 Thermidor), the 36-year-old Robespierre was guillotined before a cheering crowd, along with 21 of his entourage. 1. The fall of Robespierre unfolded quickly in June-July 1794, following his election as the president of the National Convention on June 4th (16 Prairial). 2.
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Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/Maximilien_Robespierre/
Description: WEBJan 11, 2023 · Maximilien Robespierre's death was important because it led to the end of the bloody Reign of Terror in France, and the end of the influence of the Jacobins, a radical leftist group in the French Revolution. Some historians also credit Robespierre's death as leading to the decline of the French Revolution itself.
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Link: https://worldhistorycommons.org/death-robespierre
Description: WEBApr 21, 2024 · Primary Source. The Death of Robespierre. Annotation. This engraving, based on a color portrait by Beys, depicts the death of Robespierre on the guillotine. The executioners wear not the traditional hangman’s hood but red bonnets representing liberty. This judgment notes Robespierre’s failure to the Revolution itself.
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Link: https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/maximilien-robespierre/
Description: WEBRobespierre was born in Arras, about 115 miles (180 kilometres) north of Paris, in 1758. His mother died when Robespierre was an infant and his father abandoned the family shortly after, leaving Robespierre and his siblings to be raised by their grandparents.
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Link: https://www.historyextra.com/period/modern/robespierre-man-of-terror/
Description: WEBJul 15, 2021 · Robespierre was the fall guy whose death enabled other men with blood on their hands to wind down the Terror and to rehabilitate their own reputations. Had Robespierre died in 1792, even early 1793, we would have remembered him as a principled man, inspired by the ideals of liberty and equality.
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Link: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Maximilien_Robespierre
Description: WEBIn 1767 Madame Derobespierre, as the name was then spelled, died. Her husband left Arras and wandered about Europe until his death in Munich in 1777, leaving the children to be raised by their maternal grandfather and aunts. Robespierre attended the college of …
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Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2113/robespierre--the-death-penalty/
Description: WEBNov 23, 2022 · Maximilien Robespierre initially opposed the death penalty, believing it was unjust and an ineffective deterrent from criminal acts. Later, he believed the death penalty to be a necessary tool to purge France of counter-revolutionaries and …
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Link: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robespierre-overthrown-in-france
Description: WEBFeb 9, 2010 · In less than a year, 300,000 suspected enemies of the Revolution were arrested; at least 10,000 died in prison, and 17,000 were officially executed, many by guillotine in the Place de la...
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Link: https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/modern-history/robespierre/
Description: WEBHis death marked the end of the Reign of Terror and ushered in a new phase of the Revolution, known as the Thermidorian Reaction, characterized by a retreat from radicalism. Why do people argue about Robespierre today?
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Link: https://alphahistory.com/frenchrevolution/cassanyes-execution-of-robespierre-1794/
Description: WEBThis account of Robespierre’s grisly execution comes from Cassanyes’ memoirs: “On 10 Thermidor, at four in the afternoon, the sinister procession moved out of the courtyard of the Palais de Justice. No crowd of such a size had ever been seen in Paris. The streets were choked with people.
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Link: https://ehistory.osu.edu/biographies/maximilien-robespierre
Description: WEBLawyer, Politician. Birth Location. Arras, France. Birth Date. 5/6/1758. Death Location. Paris, France. Death Date. 7/28/1794. "Robespierre was either a tyrant or a servant of the people; a savior of the Revolution or the devil incarnate. Yet, like so many figures of the past, the truth of the matter is somewhat more complex.
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Link: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/20/robespierre-riddled-maladies-time-execution
Description: WEBDec 20, 2013 · France. This article is more than 10 years old. Robespierre was 'riddled with maladies' at time of his execution. Scientists say French revolutionary suffered from auto-immune disorder...
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Link: https://www.ft.com/content/12f33c91-5b7b-45fa-a295-afdfea735eec
Description: WEBOct 18, 2021 · Robespierre, a slightly built, fastidiously dressed lawyer from northern France who existed on a diet of mostly coffee and oranges, was only 36 when his life ended after a day of political drama...
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Link: https://landmarkevents.org/the-death-of-maximilien-de-robespierre-1794/
Description: WEBJul 29, 2019 · The execution of King Louis XVI, January 21, 1793. While Robespierre, a leader of the Jacobin Party, led the Committee, most of the people that were publicly executed had their heads chopped off by the guillotine. A popular phrase at the time was “don’t get shaved by the national razor.”
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Link: https://study.com/learn/lesson/maximilien-robespierre-biography-death-facts.html
Description: WEBNov 21, 2023 · Robespierre's Death. Lesson Summary. Frequently Asked Questions. Who is Robespierre and why is he important? Maximilien Robespierre was a leader of the French Revolution. He is important...
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maximilien-Robespierre/The-Committee-of-Public-Safety-and-the-Reign-of-Terror
Description: WEBIn the evening of 10 Thermidor (July 28), the first 22 of those condemned, including Robespierre, were guillotined before a cheering mob on the Place de la Révolution (now the Place de la Concorde). In all, 108 people died for adherence to Robespierre’s cause.
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Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q83vqFEBqMc
Description: WEBMaximilien Robespierre, 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794One of the most influential figures during the Revolution, Robespierre was originally a lawyer who was elect...
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Link: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/five-futures-russia-stephen-kotkin
Description: WEBApr 18, 2024 · France tramped a tortuous path to become what it is today. Recall Robespierre’s revolutionary terror, Napoleon’s catastrophic expansionism, Napoleon III’s self-coup (from elected president to emperor), the seizure of power by the Paris Commune, the country’s rapid defeat in World War II, the Vichy collaborationist regime that followed, …
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