Jean-Baptiste Robert Lindet

Jean-Baptiste Robert Lindet (1746 - February 17, 1825) was a French Revolutionary. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The period of the French Revolution is very important in the history of France and the world. ...

He was born at Bernay (Eure). Before the Revolution he worked as an avocat at Bernay. He acted as procureur-syndic of the district of Bernay during the session of the Constituent Assembly. Appointed deputy to the Legislative Assembly and subsequently to the Convention, he became well-known. He was very hostile to King Louis XVI, provided a Rapport sur les crimes imputés à Louis Capet (December 20, 1792) - a report of ths king's alleged crimes - and voted for the king's execution without appeal. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Revolutionary Tribunal and contributed to the downfall of the Girondists. Eure is a département in the north of France named after the Eure River. ... Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 – January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791-1792. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Girondists (in French Girondins, and sometimes Brissotins), comprised a political faction in France within the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention during the French Revolution. ...

As a member of the Committee of Public Safety, he was very concerned by the question of food supplies, and it was only by his perseverance and great administrative talent that he managed to cope with this difficult problem. He had meanwhile been sent to suppress revolts in the districts of Rhone, Eure, Calvados and Finistère, where he had been able to pursue a conciliatory policy. Without being formally opposed to Maximilien Robespierre, he did not support him, and he was the only member of the Committee of Public Safety who did not sign the order for the execution of Georges Danton and his party. The Committee of Public Safety (French: le Comité de Salut Public), set up by the National Convention on April 6, 1793, formed the de facto executive government of France during the Reign of Terror (1793 - 1794) of the French Revolution. ... Rhône can refer to: Rhône River Rhône (département) in France Rhône (Wine Region) in France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... For the apple brandy produced in the region, see Calvados (spirit). ... Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed in Breton) is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French). ... Portrait of Maximilien Robespierre Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre, (May 6, 1758 – July 28, 1794), known also to his contemporaries as the Incorruptible, is one of the best known of the leaders of the French Revolution. ... Georges Jacques Danton (October 26, 1759 - April 5, 1794) was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution. ...

In a spirit of moderation he opposed the Thermidorian reaction, and defended Barère, Billaud-Varenne and Collot d'Herbois from the accusations made against them on March 22, 1795. Himself denounced on May 20, 1795, he was defended by his brother Thomas, but only escaped condemnation by the vote of amnesty of the 4th of Brumaire, year IV (October 26, 1795). He was minister of finance from June 18 to November 9, 1799, but refused office under the Consulate and the Empire. Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac Bertrand Barère de Vieuzac (September 10, 1755 - January 13, 1841) was one of the most notorious members of the French National Convention. ... Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (April 23, 1756 - June 3, 1819) was a French revolutionary. ... Jean Marie Collot dHerbois Jean Marie Collot dHerbois (1749 - 1796) was an actor and French revolutionist. ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1816 he was proscribed by the Restoration government as a regicide, and did not return to France until just before his death. His brother, Thomas Lindet, became a Constitutional bishop and member of the Convention. 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The broad definition of Regicide is the deliberate killing of a king, or the person responsible for it. ...

See Amand Montier, Robert Lindet (Paris, 1899); H Turpin, Thomas Lindet (Bernay, 1886); A Montier, Correspondance de Thomas Lindet (Paris, 1899).

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• This entry incorporates public domain text originally from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica.