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  2. Fall of Maximilien Robespierre - Wikipedia

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    On 27 July 1793, Robespierre was elected to the Committee of Public Safety, and would remain a member until his death. [5] During the months between September 1793 and July 1794, the Committee's power increased dramatically due to several measures instated during the Terror, such as the Law of Suspects, and the later Law of 14th Frimaire, becoming the de facto executive branch of the ...

  3. Maximilien Robespierre - Wikipedia

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    Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (French: [maksimiljɛ̃ ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ]; 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) was a French lawyer and statesman, widely recognised as one of the most influential and controversial figures of the French Revolution.

  4. Martyrs of Compiègne - Wikipedia

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    The Martyrs of Compiègne were the 16 members of the Carmel of Compiègne, France: 11 Discalced Carmelite nuns, three lay sisters, and two externs (or tertiaries).They were executed by the guillotine towards the end of the Reign of Terror, at what is now the Place de la Nation in Paris on 17 July 1794, and are venerated as martyr saints of the Catholic Church.

  5. Law of 22 Prairial - Wikipedia

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    Robespierre refused and demanded immediate discussion. At his insistence the entire decree was voted on, clause by clause. It passed. [5] The next day, 11 June, when Robespierre was absent, Bourdon de l'Oise and Merlin de Douai put forward an amendment proclaiming the inalienable right of the Convention to impeach its own members. The amendment ...

  6. Reign of Terror - Wikipedia

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    On 20 May, Robespierre signed Theresa Cabarrus's arrest warrant, and on 23 May, following an attempted assassination on Collot d'Herbois, Cécile Renault was arrested near Robespierre's residence with two penknives and a change of underwear claiming the fresh linen was for her execution. [66] She was executed on 17 June. [67] [68] [69]

  7. September Massacres - Wikipedia

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    The Conciergerie was located on the west side of the Île de la Cité, next to the Palais de Justice. 115 priests were killed in the Carmes prison. Le massacre des Carmes by Marie–Marc–Antoine Bilcocq, (1820). Musée de la Révolution française Prison de l'Abbaye where 160–220 people were killed in

  8. Death of Adolf Hitler - Wikipedia

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    Hitler's adjutant SS-Sturmbannführer Otto Günsche stood guard outside the study door. [40] Situation of World War II in Europe at the time of Hitler's death. The white areas were controlled by Nazi forces, the pink areas were controlled by the Allies, and the red areas indicate recent Allied advances.

  9. Cécile Renault - Wikipedia

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    Born in 1774 in Paris, Renault was the daughter of a paper maker, and Robespierre's name was frequently printed upon his products and a frequent part of her early life. [1] Renault approached the home of Robespierre on the evening of 22 May 1794, carrying a parcel, a basket, and extra clothing under her arm that hid her weapons.