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{{WP-REAL}} | '''Jacques Pierre Brissot de Warville''' (15 January 1754 – 31 October 1793) was a leading member of the [[Girondists|Girondist]] movement during the [[French Revolution]]. | ||
'''Jacques Pierre Brissot de Warville''' (15 January 1754 – 31 October 1793) was a leading member of the [[Girondists|Girondist]] movement during the [[French Revolution]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Following the outbreak of the revolution, Brissot became the editor of ''Le Patriote Français'', a prominent newspaper at the time. Under Brissot, the Girondists supported wars against the neighbouring monarchies and a federalist government in the style of the newly-formed [[United States]]. He also rallied the [[ | Following the outbreak of the revolution, Brissot became the editor of ''Le Patriote Français'', a prominent newspaper at the time. Under Brissot, the Girondists supported wars against the neighbouring monarchies and a federalist government in the style of the newly-formed [[United States]] and [[Switzerland]]. He also rallied the [[Legislative Assembly]] to declare war on [[Austria]] in 1792. | ||
Initially, the war proved disastrous for [[France]], and the governing Girondists fell from grace. The [[Jacobins]] became more powerful, and the [[National Guard (France)|National Guard]] under [[François Hanriot]] surrounded the [[National Convention]] in May 1793. Armed with [[cannons]], Hanriot demanded that the Girondists were arrested. The deputies of the Convention complied, and Brissot and several Girondists were imprisoned. Brissot was [[Guillotine|guillotined]] on 31 October 1793 | Initially, the war proved disastrous for [[France]], and the governing Girondists fell from grace. The [[Jacobins]] became more powerful, and the [[National Guard (France)|National Guard]] under [[François Hanriot]] surrounded the [[National Convention]] in May 1793. Armed with [[cannons]], Hanriot demanded that the Girondists were arrested. The deputies of the Convention complied, and Brissot and several Girondists were imprisoned. Brissot was [[Guillotine|guillotined]] on 31 October 1793. | ||
In 1794, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] retrieved | Flushed with pride for his role in overthrowing the Girondists, the politician [[Lemaitre]] acquired Brissot's head with the help of Captain [[LeNôtre]]. The heads of Brissot and [[Olympe de Gouges]] were then placed in chests at the [[Conciergerie]]. In 1794, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arno Dorian]] retrieved the heads and gave them to [[Marie Tussaud]], a sculptor charged with producing death masks of famous victims of the guillotine. | ||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | |||
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 14 October 2021
Jacques Pierre Brissot de Warville (15 January 1754 – 31 October 1793) was a leading member of the Girondist movement during the French Revolution.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Following the outbreak of the revolution, Brissot became the editor of Le Patriote Français, a prominent newspaper at the time. Under Brissot, the Girondists supported wars against the neighbouring monarchies and a federalist government in the style of the newly-formed United States and Switzerland. He also rallied the Legislative Assembly to declare war on Austria in 1792.
Initially, the war proved disastrous for France, and the governing Girondists fell from grace. The Jacobins became more powerful, and the National Guard under François Hanriot surrounded the National Convention in May 1793. Armed with cannons, Hanriot demanded that the Girondists were arrested. The deputies of the Convention complied, and Brissot and several Girondists were imprisoned. Brissot was guillotined on 31 October 1793.
Flushed with pride for his role in overthrowing the Girondists, the politician Lemaitre acquired Brissot's head with the help of Captain LeNôtre. The heads of Brissot and Olympe de Gouges were then placed in chests at the Conciergerie. In 1794, the Assassin Arno Dorian retrieved the heads and gave them to Marie Tussaud, a sculptor charged with producing death masks of famous victims of the guillotine.