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Georges Danton

Georges Danton

Former Minister of Justice of France
Georges Jacques Danton was a French lawyer and a leading figure of the early French Revolution. He was a moderate Jacobin, and eventually started turning against Jacobin leader Maximilien de Robespierre. He was guillotined in 1794 on accusations...
Born: October 26, 1759, Arcis-sur-Aube, France
Died: April 5, 1794 (age 34 years), Paris, France
Spouse: Louise Sébastienne Danton (m. 1793–1794) and Antoinette Gabrielle Charpentier (m. 1787–1793)