List of epithets during the French Revolution
During the French Revolution from 1789 to 1799 it was fashionable to use names from antiquity as epithets to express one's political intention. Other names were given by friends or the press, and still others were imposed from outside.
| Original name | Nickname or new name or title | In use since | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis XVI | King of the French | November 6, 1789 | By decree of the National Assembly |
| Louis XVI | Louis Capet | September 22, 1792 | |
| Marie-Antoinette | Widow Capet | January 21, 1793 | |
| Maximilien Robespierre | "The incorruptible" | ||
| François Noël Babeuf | "Gracchus" | ||
| Johann Baptist Hermann Maria Baron de Cloots | "Anacharsis" | ||
| Pierre-Gaspard Chaumette | " Anaxagoras " | ||
| Philippe Orleans | "Égalité" | ||
| Jean Paul Marat | " L'Ami du Peuple " | September 8, 1789 | |
| Louise-Suzanne Lepeletier | "Mademoiselle Nation" | ||
| Antoine-Louis-Bernard Magnier | "Brutus" | ||
| Theresia Cabarrus | "Notre Dame de Thermidor" | ||
| André Boniface Louis Riquetti de Mirabeau | "Mirabeau-Tonneau" | 'Mirabeau das Fass', probably to distinguish it from its more famous brother |