Biography of Georges Jacques Danton

Georges Jacques Danton (1759 – 05.04.1794) – a famous figure of the French Revolution. Son of the prosecutor balyazha Arcy, spent his childhood in a rural setting, in the seminary and secular boarding school in Troyes was filled with the worship of the ancient world. In preparation for the law profession in Paris, D. acquainted with the literature of the XVII and XVIII centuries. and took active part in Freemasonry. In 1787 he bought a seat at the Council of King's lawyer, believing then possible coup from above, but in 1791, with the abolition of the old judicial posts, AD is not received in return nothing new to completely surrender to revolutionary activity. Already since 1789 AD actively pursued a highly revolutionary and republican ideas in various meetings and clubs, played a prominent role in the events of 14 July and 5 – 6 October, at the base of the Cordillera Club. Everywhere and always D. was against the court, the Ministry, the National Assembly, 17 July 1791, he urged the people to the Champ de Mars to sign a petition to overthrow the king. After the suppression of the movement, J. disappeared for six weeks in England and returned only to elections to the legislature. As the deputies he had not got, but was in Paris to prepare the deposition of the king, then as administrator of the Department, then the rank of assistant district attorney in Paris. Commune, in clubs, among the units of the national army – of federal Marseilles and Brittany or Enfants-Rouges, a suburb C.-Antuana. On the night of 9 to 10 August. AD gave rise to the formation of a new, more Republican general council of the commune and arrested Munda, the successor to Lafayette in command of the National Guard, and replaced it Sunterro. After August 10. D. was appointed Minister of Justice, relying on the Paris Commune, he became a leader in the fight against the royalists in the defense of borders and against Austria and Prussia. D. Enemies accused him of corruptibility, embezzlement, organizing the September murder. The first accusation is not supported by any documents, to prevent or stop the September killing of D. By his own admission, did not feel able to, and reacted to the bloodshed with the same indifference as, subsequently, to its own destruction. D. was elected to a convention of Paris, and was subjected to this attack Gironde for his previous work in the ministry. He stood in the convention for the freedom of the press for laws against the immigrants, the condemnation of the king, was at one time chairman of the club of the Jacobins and the First Committee of Public Safety. After the victory at Zhemape D. convention, was sent to Belgium for the organization of the conquered area. Later, in view of stimuli which evoked the policy intervention in neighboring countries, DI insisted in a convention on the decision not to intervene in the internal affairs of other nations (13 April. 1793), not to undertake any offensive wars, conquests (15 June 1793 .). The aim of further diplomatic relations and military arms, he set the world and the recognition of the republic by other powers. D. facilitated the replacement of parliamentary government Gironde temporary revolutionary dictatorship of the Committee of Public Safety and began to fight with the enemies of the revolution inside and outside France by revolutionary tribunals, and the huge sets. The time period between April 1793 and September 1793 – the era most influence D. In external relations, he outlined a system policy for its successors: in England to support all opposition elements against Pitt, to achieve neutrality of small states – Denmark, Sweden, etc. try to separate the Bavaria and Prussia from the coalition force to tame Sardinia and Spain, to fight uncompromisingly against Austria, making it difficult for East agitation in Poland and Turkey. Since the inception of the Second Committee commonly. saved. begins the transition of power from one hand to Hebertists, on the other – to Robespierre. D. not enough to oppose this move, often while in the absence of Paris and too calculating to its popularity. He did not approve the continuation of executions, it was accused of excessive leniency. After the fall of Hebertists, when Robespierre's influence reached its zenith, D. and his friends were arrested by order of the committees connected societies. Rescue and general security; this measure was approved by the Convention, on the report of St. Just's, weighted according to the outline of Robespierre.The process from the outset was conducted in violation of all the formalities essential to the accused, a new regulation of the convent, at the suggestion of St. Juste, the defendants were placed directly outside the ordinary laws. Dantonists (C. Dumoulin, Giro de Seshell, Fabre d'Eglantin and others) were accused of having conspired with the aim to overthrow the national representation and the republic, they were convicted and fell to the guillotine. Wed Robinel, "D., memoire sur sa vie privee"; "D., homme d'Etat". In 1891, the Paris City Council set D. statue.