Thursday, March 4, 2010
About Georges Danton.
Georges Danton was born into a bourgeoisie family on October 28, 1759. His parents always wanted the best for him while growing up. He studied law in his home town but wanted to do something big and make a difference in people's lives. Georges did get his dream. He was one of the first revolutionary leaders to start the French Revolution. When he moved to Paris after many years of studying law, he grew deep into practicing his proffession. In 1785 he was known as a successful practitioner before the Parlement of Paris. In 1787 he married a women. Resources say that he purchased he for 80,000 livres.
A few years later in 1794 Georges Danton and Camille Desmoulins, the Cordelier Club leaders were trialed and beheaded. They were beheaded because of their efforts for trying to over throught the monarchy. Georges Danton was only 35 years old.
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