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Robespierre was born in Arras, France. Robespierre was a French lawyer and a politician. He was a Jacobin (a radical political organization) leader and one of the principle figures in the French Revolution.
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In 1789, Robespierre was elected to be a representative of the Third Estate in the Estates General. Robespierre became a prominent member of the Revolutionary body. He was known as "The Incorruptible" and took a radical, democratic stance in the Revolution.
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Robespierre was elected first deputy for Paris to the National Convention. The convention abolished the monarchy, declared France a republic and put the king on trial for treason, all measures strongly supported by Robespierre. The king was executed in January 1793.
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Maximilien Robespierre slowly gained power. Him and his followers set out to build a "republic of virtue" wanting to get rid of France's past. He became the leader of the Committee of Public Safety.
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Robespierre governed France as a dictator. This period of his ruling became know as the reign of terror. The reign of terror was a time period of executing his political rivals.
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Robespierre and Danton had very different views to rule France. Robespierre wanted to use more terror to mold a new kind of society-a civic virtue. Danton wanted to bring terror to an end. Robespierre believed Dantonists committed treason, so Danton and his followers were beheaded
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Robespierre was executed by the Convention, they declared him guilty after his speech of threats. He was declared an outlaw and killed by the guillotine.
