Maximilien de Robespierre
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Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer, politician and member of the Templar Order.[1] He was notable for starting the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution,[2] and abolishing slavery in France.[3]
During the Terror, Robespierre was instrumental in the trials and executions of several leading figures, including King Louis XVI; his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette; Georges Danton, a fellow lawyer; the chemistry pioneer Antoine Lavoisier, among countless other nobles, royals, and fellow politicians that the revolutionaries considered to be traitors. [citation needed]
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