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Maximilien Robespierre
1758–1794
A brilliant lawyer turned revolutionary firebrand, he became one of the defining figures of the French Revolution—and one of its most feared. His rise and fall during the Reign of Terror still make him one of history’s most debated political leaders.
7 Audiobooks
Oeuvres par Maximilien Robespierre — Miscellaneous
by Maximilien Robespierre
Le carnet de Robespierre (septembre-décembre 1793)
by Maximilien Robespierre
Discours par Maximilien Robespierre — 21 octobre 1789-1er juillet 1794
by Maximilien Robespierre
Reproduction, par les procédés héliographiques Motteroz, du Carnet de Robespierre trouvé sur lui au moment de son arrestation
by Maximilien Robespierre
Projet de la constitution française de 1791
by Maximilien Robespierre
Discours par Maximilien Robespierre — 5 Fevrier 1791-11 Janvier 1792
by Maximilien Robespierre
Discours par Maximilien Robespierre — 17 Avril 1792-27 Juillet 1794
by Maximilien Robespierre
About the author
Born in Arras in 1758, he trained as a lawyer before entering public life at the start of the French Revolution. He emerged as a powerful voice in the Jacobin movement and gained a reputation for stern principles and incorruptibility.
As the Revolution grew more violent, he became one of the central figures in the Committee of Public Safety, the body that dominated government during the Reign of Terror in 1793 and 1794. His name remains closely tied to that period, when revolutionary justice and political repression became dangerously intertwined.
His power collapsed in July 1794, when he was overthrown and executed in Paris. Ever since, he has been remembered in sharply different ways: as a defender of revolutionary ideals, a symbol of political extremism, or both at once.