About Claude-François de Payan
Lived 1766 – 1794 (aged 28). Claude-François de Payan was a French military personnel.
Claude-François de Payan (4 May 1766, Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - 28 July 1794, Paris) was a political figure of the French Revolution.
He was guillotined 28 July 1794 with 21 others during the Thermidorian Reaction, including Saint-Just and Robespierre.
Life
Early career Payan was from a noble family in the Dauphiné, descended from the count palatines, which had held important army and magistrate posts. His father was the squire François de Payan and so Claude-François naturally joined an artillery regiment before the Revolution. On the Revolution he was highly enthused by the new ideas and fully subscribed to them. His elder brother Joseph-François de Payan was also a revolutionary.
Departmental roles
Actions in Paris
National agent in Paris
A rigorous policy
Thermidor
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Who was Claude-François de Payan?
French political figure
When was Claude-François de Payan born?
Claude-François de Payan was born on 14 May 1766 in Dauphiné.
When did Claude-François de Payan die?
Claude-François de Payan died on 28 July 1794 in Paris.
What was Claude-François de Payan's occupation?
Claude-François de Payan was a military personnel.
What nationality was Claude-François de Payan?
Claude-François de Payan was French.
Sources & further reading
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