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Georges Danton
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Birthplace
Interesting Facts
- Born on October 26, 1759 in Arcis-Sur-Aube, France
Family
1. Called the "Orator of the Streets'.
2. People said he could be very lazy at times.
3. President of the first ever Committee of Public Safety.
4. Before he was guillotined, he asked for his head to be visible to the crowd.
5. Was described as colossal in stature and had an athletic build.
- His parents were Jacques Danton and Mary Camus.
- He married Antoinette Charpentier in 1787.
- They bore 3 sons together.
- She died so he remarried and his second wife was Louise Sebastienne Gely.
Georges Danton
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Job Before the French Revolution
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- Elected President of the Cordeliers district in 1789.
- In 1790, he founded the popular association known as the Cordeliers Club.
- He was a member of the provisioinal Paris Commune but was later dismissed.
- His careers included being a lawyer and politician.
- After attending school in Champagne, he was educated by the Oratorians at Troye in 1773.
- Obtained his law degree in 1784 in Reims.
- He went to Paris to practice law.
Job During the French Revolution
Death/Legacy
- He became increasingly prominent in the revolutionary movement whenever King Louis attempted to leave France.
- Became a member, and later head, of the First Committee of Public Safety.
- Tried to negotiate with foreign countries.
- He also gave many speeches in favor of all popular demands.
- He spoke his mind freely in his many speeches. So, the Convention voted to place him on trial.
- He was killed by the guillotine on April 5, 1794
- Historians describe him as "the chief force in the overthrow of the monarchy".
- He was president of the first Committee of Public Safety.
- Was one of the leading figures of the French Revolution.
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