François-Nicolas-Léonard Buzot
François-Nicolas-Léonard Buzot (born March 1, 1760 in Évreux , † June 18, 1794 ) was a French revolutionary.
He studied law and was a lawyer in his hometown when the revolution broke out . He was elected as a member of the Estates General in 1789 , where he was known for his progressive views. He demanded the nationalization of the clergy's properties and the right of all citizens to carry arms. After the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly, Buzot returned to Évreux and became president of the criminal court there. In 1792 he was elected as a member of the National Convention and joined the Girondins . He called for the formation of a national guard from the departments to protect the convention from the Parisian mob. His motion was passed but never came into force; the Parisian population was very bitter towards him and the Girondists.
In the trial against Louis XVI. Buzot voted for his death without appealing to the people or postponing the execution of the sentence. He had a decree passed punishing all emigrants who did not return to France and anyone who called for the re-establishment of the monarchy with death. When he was ostracized with the Girondins on June 2, 1793, he managed to escape to Normandy. There he helped organize a federalist uprising against the Convention, which was immediately suppressed. Buzot was ostracized and fled to the Bordeaux area . He committed suicide in the woods of Saint-Emilion .
He was an intelligent and honest person, although he seems to have benefited from the sale of church property. He had a stubborn, unyielding character, however; unable to make concessions, he was dominated by Madame Roland , who passed on to him her hatred of Georges Danton and the Montagnards . His Mémoires sur la Révolution française (memoranda on the French Revolution) were published in 1823 and 1866.
literature
- François Buzot, Joseph Guadet (1795-1881): Mémoires sur la Révolution française . Béchet aîné, Paris 1823 ( in Google Books ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Yves Lecouturier: Célèbres de Normandie . Orep Editions, 2007, ISBN 978-2-915762-13-6 , pp. 38 . (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Buzot, François-Nicolas-Léonard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French revolutionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1760 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Evreux |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 18, 1794 |