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Augustin Robespierre
Augustin de Robespierre | |
|---|---|
 Presumed portrait of Robespierre, c. 1790 (Musée Carnavalet) | |
| Member of the National Convention for Paris | |
| In office 20 September 1792 – 28 July 1794 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Augustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre 21 January 1763 Arras, Artois, France |
| Died | 28 July 1794 (aged 31) Place de la Révolution, Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
| Political party | The Mountain |
Augustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre (21 January 1763 – 28 July 1794),[1] known as Robespierre the Younger,[2] was a French lawyer, politician and the younger brother of French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre. His political views were similar to his brother's. When his brother was arrested on 9 Thermidor, Robespierre volunteered to be arrested as well, and he was executed by the guillotine along with Maximilien and 20 of his supporters.
- ^ "Augustin, Bon, Joseph de Robespierre (Biography)" (in French). National Assembly. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ Michelet, Jules (1973). History of the French Revolution. Livingston Publishing Company. p. 80. ISBN 9780870980381.
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