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'''Maximilien Robespierre''' (1758-1794) was the head of the [[Committee of Public Safety]] in France at the time of the [[French Revolution]], leader of the [[Jacobins]] and sent to the [[guillotine]] numerous alleged enemies including [[Marie Antionette]].  Then Robespierre met the same fate himself:  he was guillotined in 1794 after he gave a speech warning against the what he perceived to be government excesses and human rights violations. Robespierre's death ended the Reign of Terror.

'''Maximilien Robespierre''' (1758-1794) was the head of the [[Committee of Public Safety]] in France at the time of the [[French Revolution]], leader of the [[Jacobins]] and sent to the [[guillotine]] numerous alleged enemies including [[Marie Antionette]].  Then Robespierre met the same fate himself:  he was guillotined in 1794 after he gave a speech warning against the what he perceived to be government excesses and human rights violations. Robespierre's death ended the Reign of Terror.

 

==Personal History==

==Personal History==

This led Robespierre, who had never preiously done so, to question the monarchy. He declared "ni monarchiste ni républicain" ("neither monarchist nor republican"). This position of no longer supporting the King, but stopping short of supporting a Republic was not unusual at the time.

This led Robespierre, who had never preiously done so, to question the monarchy. He declared "ni monarchiste ni républicain" ("neither monarchist nor republican"). This position of no longer supporting the King, but stopping short of supporting a Republic was not unusual at the time.