Important People Flashcards
Jacques necker
Director-general of finances 1776-1781
Necker was a very important figure during the France revolution
Dismissed due to unpopularity among the court
Dismissed on 11 July 1789 for the last time which was one the reason for storming the bastille
Funded the American independence war though loans instead of raising tax which was the reason for popularity with third estate
Emmanuel-Joseph sieyès
A part of the constitutional committee of the National Assembly
Published the influential pamphlet named what is the third estate in jan 1789
He also opposed to passive and active citizens and worked on the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen
He supported democratic ideas and opposed the king having absolute veto the legislation
Marquis de Lafayette
Convinced 6000 people not to hurt the royal family during October days (5 October 1789)
His popularity dramatically declined after his actions order his troops to fire on the crowd at champ de mars (17 July 1789)
1792 during war was unable to intervene and prevented the collapse of the constitutional monarchy he chose to leave France and surrender to the Austrians
Marie Antoinette
Married to Louis at 14
Developed a reputation for gambling and extravagant spending
By 1780 political pamphlets were used depicting Marie Antoinette in pornography, slanderous was Alison used to to demean Marie Antoinette and attack the king and monarchy
Marie supported the call for war hoping Austrian would invade France and quell the revolution
George danton
Popular among sans-culottes
Accursed of being apart of September massacres for doing nothing to stop the violence
Supported the policy of the terror
Maximillen Robespierre
Established himself though the jacobin club and built his political network by becoming the secretary of the club 1791 later became the president of the club in 1792
Supported the terror policy became the president of the committee of public safety
He started the cult of supreme being on June 4 1794
Arrested on 27-28 July 1794
Convicted and killed on (28 July 1794)
Jean-pual Marat 1743-1793
Supported the sans-culottes
Co-founder of the radical cordeliers club
Urged violence against counter revolutionaries
