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Jean Dominique BlanquiPolitical figure during the French Revolution
Date of Birth: 23.04.1757
Country:  France |
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- A Political Figure of the French Revolution
- Rise to Prominence
- Deputyship in the National Convention
- - Joined the Girondin faction within the Convention.
- - Wrote memoirs of his imprisonment titled "Mon agonie de dix mois."
- - Returned to the Convention on December 8, 1794.
- - Retired from politics thereafter.
- - Louis Auguste Blanqui (1805-1881): socialist and revolutionary.
A Political Figure of the French Revolution
Early Life and Background- Member of the National Convention during the French Revolution
- Uncertain pre-revolutionary profession: professor of mathematics and physics, factory owner, or lawyer
- Owned a small estate in the county of Nice, which was not part of France before the revolution
Rise to Prominence
Annexation of Nice- In September 1792, Nice was occupied by French revolutionary troops, leading to the establishment of a temporary administration.
- Municipal elections in December saw victory for supporters of Nice's unification with France, including Blanqui.
- Blanqui was sent to Paris as part of a delegation to negotiate the unification.
- On January 31, 1793, the National Convention officially approved Nice's incorporation into France as the department of Alpes-Maritimes.
Deputyship in the National Convention
- On May 23, 1793, the new department sent three deputies to the Convention, including Blanqui.
- Joined the Girondin faction within the Convention.
- Signed a protest against the events of May 31 and June 2, 1793 (Paris Commune's uprising and expulsion of Girondin leaders from the Convention).
- Arrested on October 3, 1793, and imprisoned in La Force prison with Francisco Miranda, Charles Dufriche-Valazé, and Pierre Vergniaud.
- Wrote memoirs of his imprisonment titled "Mon agonie de dix mois."
Post-Terror and Later LifeReturn to the Convention
- Freed along with other Girondins after the Thermidorian Reaction (October 19, 1794).
- Returned to the Convention on December 8, 1794.
Under the Directory and Empire- Elected to the Council of Five Hundred under the Directory.
- Served as sub-prefect of Puget-Theniers from 1800 to 1814 under the Consulate and Empire.
- Retired from politics thereafter.
LegacyFather of Prominent Sons
- Jérôme Adolphe Blanqui (1798-1854): economist and liberal politician.
