GEORGE DANTONGEORGE DANTON¿WHICH WAS THE ROLE OF GEORGE DANTON IN ¿WHICH WAS THE ROLE OF GEORGE DANTON IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION?THE FRENCH REVOLUTION?

Maria Maria GrauGrau

INDEXINDEX

• IntroductionIntroduction

• Early lifeEarly life

• Cordelier councilCordelier council

• Gaining powerGaining power

• His role in the revolutionHis role in the revolution

• DeathDeath

• Relationship with the other charactersRelationship with the other characters

• ConclusionConclusion

• BibliographyBibliography

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

• Born 26th October 1759 in Born 26th October 1759 in Arcis-sur-AubeArcis-sur-Aube

• Lawyer and french Lawyer and french politicianpolitician

• Good orator and an Good orator and an energetic manenergetic man

• Famous by his talent on Famous by his talent on speechesspeeches

• A revolutionary and very A revolutionary and very intelligentintelligent

EARLY LIFEEARLY LIFE

• Her dad died when he Her dad died when he was 3was 3

• Denied to study an Denied to study an ecclesiastical careerecclesiastical career

• Married Antoinette-Married Antoinette-Gabrielle Charpentier Gabrielle Charpentier

• 4 sons --> 2 survived4 sons --> 2 survived

• Lawyer in the King's Lawyer in the King's councilcouncil

CORDELIER COUNCILCORDELIER COUNCIL

• President of the club President of the club founded in 1790founded in 1790

• Beginning of the Beginning of the revolutionrevolution

• A radical action was A radical action was neededneeded

• Suspected he accepted Suspected he accepted bribesbribes

GAINING POWERGAINING POWER

• Directed the Champ de Directed the Champ de Mars massacre (17th July Mars massacre (17th July 1791)1791)

• July 31st elected July 31st elected administrator of the Paris administrator of the Paris departmentdepartment

• Supported the insurrections Supported the insurrections of August 1792of August 1792

• Minister of JusticeMinister of Justice

• 5th of September 1792 5th of September 1792 elected deputy of Paris elected deputy of Paris

Champ de Mars massacre:Champ de Mars massacre:

HIS ROLE IN THE REVOLUTIONHIS ROLE IN THE REVOLUTION

• 1792 gave a speech1792 gave a speech

• Voted for the execution of the KingVoted for the execution of the King

• President of the revolutionary court President of the revolutionary court March 1793March 1793

• Joined the National Convention April Joined the National Convention April 17931793

• 1973 the National Convention enforced 1973 the National Convention enforced their authority --> 40,000 people killedtheir authority --> 40,000 people killed

• September 1793- July 1794 - The Reign September 1793- July 1794 - The Reign of Terrorof Terror

• Danton tried to bring peaceDanton tried to bring peace

• Against the execution of Marie Against the execution of Marie AntoinetteAntoinette

Interrogation Louis XVI:Interrogation Louis XVI:

DEATHDEATH

• Became a victim of The Became a victim of The TerrorTerror

• Accused of financial Accused of financial misdeedsmisdeeds

• 30th of March 1794 was 30th of March 1794 was arrestedarrested

• Robespierre ordered his Robespierre ordered his executionexecution

• Died 5th of April 1794Died 5th of April 1794

• "Don't forget to show my "Don't forget to show my head to the people. It's well head to the people. It's well worth seeing."worth seeing."

Robespierre:Robespierre:

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OTHER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OTHER HISTORICAL CHARACTERSHISTORICAL CHARACTERS

• Robespierre: Robespierre: "My only regret is that I am going before that rat "My only regret is that I am going before that rat Robespierre"Robespierre"

• MaratMarat

• King Louis XVIKing Louis XVI

• Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

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