Georges Danton
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About
First President of the Committee of Public Safety and a leading figure in the French Revolution. His role in the Revolution, however, has been disputed.
Before Fame
His first appearance in the Revolution was as President of the Cordeliers club.
Trivia
He allied with the Girondist movement.
Family Life
He was sentenced to death by means of guillotine by the advocates of the revolutionary terror. He married Antoinette Charpentier in 1787 and had three sons.
Associated With
He was an important part of the French Revolution like Jean Paul Marat.
