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People of the French Revolution
- Louis XVIIILouis Stanislas Xavier entered the world on the 17th of November 1755 inside the Palace of Versailles. He was a younger son of Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of…
- Augustin RobespierreAugustin Bon Joseph de Robespierre entered the world on the 21st of January 1763 in Arras. He was the youngest of four children born to lawyer…
- Louis Antoine, Duke of EnghienLouis Antoine Henri de Bourbon entered the world on the 2nd of August 1772 at the Château de Chantilly. This estate served as the country residence for the…
- Jean-Baptiste KléberJean-Baptiste Kléber was born on the 9th of March 1753 in Strasbourg, where his father worked as a master builder. This humble origin shaped the early…
- Louis-Guillaume OttoLudwig Otto arrived at the University of Strasbourg in 1772 to study under Christoph Wilhelm von Koch. He earned degrees in Modern Languages and Law while…
- Louis Philippe ILouis Philippe was born in the Palais-Royal on the 6th of October 1773. He grew up as a Prince of the Blood within the House of Bourbon.
- Charles-François LebrunCharles-François Lebrun was born in Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin on the 19th of March 1739. He studied philosophy at the Collège de Navarre before entering public…
- Lucien BonaparteLucien Bonaparte entered the world in Ajaccio, Corsica, on the 21st of May 1775. He was the third surviving son of Carlo Bonaparte and Letizia Ramolino.
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-PérigordCharles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord entered the world on the 2nd of February 1754 in Paris. He was born into an ancient aristocratic family that lacked…