Key Leaders of the French Revolution
In order to have one of the biggest revolutions of all time, as in the French Revolution, you have to have leaders to organize it. Some important leaders for the French citizens or rebels were Georges-Jacques Danton, Jean-Paul Marat, and Maximilien Robespierre. These leaders were important for the rebels because they provided a person or idol to look up to as the face of the revolution. These people were key to the change of France we have come to know as the French Revolution.
The three main leaders of the French Revolution for the rebels were Georges-Jacques Danton, Jean-Paul Marat, and Maximilien Robespierre. The first, Georges-Jacques Danton was very involved in different powerful groups in France. He was a member of the city council of Paris, minister of justice and head of the Provisional Executive Council, member of the Convention, member of the National Assembly, and was the first President of the Committee of Public Safety (April-July 1793). When he was kicked out of the Committee of Public Safety, he moved to the country and did not return to the capital city of Paris until November when his friends became involved in a financial scandal. They were being prosecuted by the Committee of Public Safety and when he tried to tell them to stop, he too was prosecuted. On March 30, 1794, he and his friends were arrested for conspiracy to overthrow the government, given a mock trial, and guillotined. This leader used his public power to lead the French Revolution.
The second key leader of the French Revolution was Jean-Paul Marat. He began writing his articles “L’Ami du Peuple” in which he vented his hatred of all the people in power when the French Revolution began. His papers were outlawed by the King but he continued to write them in secret. He successfully wrote about Jacques Necker (the King’s financial advisor), the marquis de Lafayette (French aristocrat and military officer), the commune (government that briefly ruled France), and the King himself. His articles helped inspire the citizens of France to revolt against the monarchy. He was stabbed in the heart by Charlotte Corday, a royalist or someone loyal to the crown, while he was taking a bath on July 13, 1792. This leader used his writing and words to lead the French Revolution.
The final and most important leader of the French Revolution was Maximilien Robespierre. He was a leader of the Third Estate and went to Versailles when the King called the meeting of the Estates-General. From the day the Estates-General met, Robespierre started his rise to power. He became a member of the Jacobins, a group of people in the National Assembly (Third Estate) that had a lot of power. He became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety when Georges-Jacques Danton was kicked out in July 1793. To rid the country of “internal dissent” or disagreement between the leaders, Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety started the Reign of Terror. During this time period over 40,000 people were killed, most of it being by the guillotine. He was elected head of the National Convention, but the overflowing amount of power he had worried his allies and enemies. On July 27, 1793 he and his followers were arrested and the next day, all 23 of them were guillotined. This leader used his political power to lead the French Revolution.
In order to have one of the biggest revolutions of all time, as in the French Revolution, you have to have leaders to organize it. Some important leaders for the French citizens or rebels were Georges-Jacques Danton, Jean-Paul Marat, and Maximilien Robespierre. These leaders were important for the rebels because they provided a person or idol to look up to as the face of the revolution. These people were key to the change of France we have come to know as the French Revolution.
The three main leaders of the French Revolution for the rebels were Georges-Jacques Danton, Jean-Paul Marat, and Maximilien Robespierre. The first, Georges-Jacques Danton was very involved in different powerful groups in France. He was a member of the city council of Paris, minister of justice and head of the Provisional Executive Council, member of the Convention, member of the National Assembly, and was the first President of the Committee of Public Safety (April-July 1793). When he was kicked out of the Committee of Public Safety, he moved to the country and did not return to the capital city of Paris until November when his friends became involved in a financial scandal. They were being prosecuted by the Committee of Public Safety and when he tried to tell them to stop, he too was prosecuted. On March 30, 1794, he and his friends were arrested for conspiracy to overthrow the government, given a mock trial, and guillotined. This leader used his public power to lead the French Revolution.
The second key leader of the French Revolution was Jean-Paul Marat. He began writing his articles “L’Ami du Peuple” in which he vented his hatred of all the people in power when the French Revolution began. His papers were outlawed by the King but he continued to write them in secret. He successfully wrote about Jacques Necker (the King’s financial advisor), the marquis de Lafayette (French aristocrat and military officer), the commune (government that briefly ruled France), and the King himself. His articles helped inspire the citizens of France to revolt against the monarchy. He was stabbed in the heart by Charlotte Corday, a royalist or someone loyal to the crown, while he was taking a bath on July 13, 1792. This leader used his writing and words to lead the French Revolution.
The final and most important leader of the French Revolution was Maximilien Robespierre. He was a leader of the Third Estate and went to Versailles when the King called the meeting of the Estates-General. From the day the Estates-General met, Robespierre started his rise to power. He became a member of the Jacobins, a group of people in the National Assembly (Third Estate) that had a lot of power. He became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety when Georges-Jacques Danton was kicked out in July 1793. To rid the country of “internal dissent” or disagreement between the leaders, Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety started the Reign of Terror. During this time period over 40,000 people were killed, most of it being by the guillotine. He was elected head of the National Convention, but the overflowing amount of power he had worried his allies and enemies. On July 27, 1793 he and his followers were arrested and the next day, all 23 of them were guillotined. This leader used his political power to lead the French Revolution.