~ 1758 - 1794
Maximilien Robespierre (1758–1794) was a prominent French lawyer and politician who became a key figure during the French Revolution. Known for his uncompromising radical views, he played a leading role in the Reign of Terror, a period of mass executions that aimed to purge France of counter-revolutionaries. Robespierre was eventually arrested and executed during the Thermidorian Reaction, marking the end of his controversial and tumultuous political career.