The French Revolution- Key people

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Napoleon Bonaparte

  • general in the french army
  • leader of 1799 coup which overthrew the diectory
  • his rise to pwer marked the end of the revolution
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Jaques-Pierre Brissot

  • member of the Legislative assembly and National convention
  • Believed in the idea of a constitutional monarchy
  • executed during the reign of terror 
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Charles De Calonne

  • general of finance after Jaques Necker was forced out of office in 1781
  • suggested to shift tax burden from poor to rich (progressive tax system)
  • land tax
  • nobles rejected this tax
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Lazare Carnot

  • french soldier appointed by comitte of public saftey to recognize the failing war effort against Austria and Prussia
  • was effective- became one of the first members of the directory
  • removed from the position during the overthrow on september 4, 1797
  • held posts in the gov afterwards
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Emmanuel- Joseph Sieyes

  • liberal member of the clergy 
  • supporter of the third estate
  • he was a primary leader of the third estate at political and economic reform in France 
  • wrote the pamphlet "what id the Third Estate" in 1789
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Marquis De Lafayette

  • liberal nobleman led french forces assisting in the American revolution
  • organised the national guard of armed citizens to protect revolutionaries from the king
  • backed out as revolution became more radical
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Louis XVI

  • king of france from 1774 to 1792 (reign)
  • executed 1793
  • nherited huge debt from dad 
  • further in debt due to backing American revolution 
  • due to huge debt had to give in2 demand of the parliment and convene estates general
  • which led directly to outbreak of the revolution 
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Marie Antoinette

  • queen
  • when executed wore dress of commoners 
  • married when she was 15 years old 
  • executed by guillotine on october 16 1793
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Jaques Necker

  • swiss born banker 
  • france's director general of finance 
  • produced the first gov budget
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Maximillion Robespierre

  • leader of the Jacobins in the national assembly 
  • chairman of the committee of public safety
  • during the reign of terror went on execution spree 
  • executed on july 28 1794
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