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Georges Danton

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Georges Danton

Georges Jacques Danton (; French: [ʒɔʁʒ dɑ̃tɔ̃]; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a French politician and leading figure of the French Revolution. A modest and unknown lawyer on the eve of the Revolution, Danton became a famous orator of the Cordeliers Club and was raised to governmental responsibilities as the French Minister of Justice following the fall of the monarchy on the tenth of August 1792, and was allegedly responsible for inciting the September Massacres. He was tasked by the National Convention to intervene in the military conquest of Belgium led by General Dumouriez, and in the spring of 1793 supported the foundation of a Revolutionary Tribunal, becoming the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. During the Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793, Danton changed his mind on the use of force and lost his seat in the committee afterwards, which solidified the rivalry between him and Maximilien Robespierre. In early October 1793, Danton left politics but was urged to return to Paris to plead, as a moderate, for an end to the Terror. His continual criticism of the Committee of Public Safety provoked further counter-attacks. Robespierre replied to Danton's plea for an end to the Terror on 25 December (5 Nivôse, year II). At the end of March 1794, Danton made another speech announcing the end of the Terror. Within a week, Danton faced accusations of purported royalist inclinations, leading to his trial and subsequent guillotine execution on charges of conspiracy and venality. Danton's role in the onset of the Revolution has been disputed, especially during the era of the Third Republic (1870–1940); many historians describe him as "the chief force in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of the First Republic".

Infobox

Preceded by
Jean Bon Saint-André
Succeeded by
Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
Constituency
Seine
Born
(1759-10-26)26 October 1759Arcis-sur-Aube, Kingdom of France
Died
5 April 1794 (aged 34)Paris, First French Republic
Cause of death
Execution by guillotine
Political party
The Mountain (1792–1794)
Other politicalaffiliations
Jacobin Club (1789–1794)Cordeliers Club (1790–1794)Indulgents (1793–1794)
Spouses
mw- Antoinette Gabrielle Charpentier (m. 1787; died 1793) Louise Sébastienne Gély (m. 1793)
Children
3
Parent(s)
Jacques DantonMary Camus
Occupation
Lawyer, politician
Party
The Mountain (1792–1794)

Tables

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Preceded byEtienne Dejoly
Preceded byEtienne Dejoly
Political offices
Preceded byEtienne Dejoly
Political offices
Minister of Justice 1792
Political offices
Succeeded byDominique Joseph Garat
Political offices
Preceded byEtienne Dejoly
Minister of Justice 1792
Succeeded byDominique Joseph Garat

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