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Bertrand Barère
French politician, freemason and journalist (1755–1841) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ baʁɛʁ də vjøzak], 10 September 1755 – 13 January 1841) was a French politician, freemason,[1] journalist, and one of the most prominent members of the National Convention, representing the Plain (a moderate political faction) during the French Revolution. The Plain was dominated by the radical Montagnards and Barère as one of their leaders supported the foundation of the Committee of Public Safety in April and of a sans-culottes army in September 1793. According to Francois Buzot, Barère was responsible for the Reign of Terror, like Robespierre and Louis de Saint-Just.[lower-alpha 1][2] In spring 1794 and after the Festival of the Supreme Being, he became an opponent of Maximilien Robespierre and joined the coup, leading to his downfall.
Bertrand Barère | |
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![]() Portrait of Barère by Jean-Louis Laneuville (1794) | |
Member of the Chamber of Representatives from Hautes-Pyrénées | |
In office 3 June 1815 – 13 July 1815 | |
Preceded by | Jean Lacrampe |
Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste Darrieux |
Constituency | Tarbes |
Member of the Council of Five Hundred from Hautes-Pyrénées | |
In office 22 October 1795 – 26 December 1799 | |
Preceded by | Himself in the National Convention |
Constituency | Tarbes |
Commissioner to Navy, Military and Foreign Affairs | |
In office 6 April 1793 – 1 September 1794 | |
Majority | Committee of Public Safety |
6th President of the National Convention | |
In office 29 November 1792 – 13 December 1792 | |
Preceded by | Henri Grégoire |
Succeeded by | Jacques Defermon |
Member of the National Convention from Hautes-Pyrénées | |
In office 4 September 1792 – 26 October 1795 | |
Preceded by | Jean Dareau-Laubadère |
Succeeded by | Himself in the Council of Five Hundred |
Constituency | Tarbes |
Deputy to the Estates-General for the Third Estate | |
In office 5 May 1789 – 9 July 1789 | |
Constituency | Bigorre |
Personal details | |
Born | (1755-09-10)10 September 1755 Tarbes, Gascony, France |
Died | 13 January 1841(1841-01-13) (aged 85) Tarbes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France |
Political party | Marais (1792–1795) Montagnard (1795–1799) Liberal Left (1815) |
Spouse |
Élisabeth de Monde
(m. 1785; sep. 1793) |
Profession | Lawyer |
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