Barnave : the revolutionary who lost his head for Marie Antoinette

Barnave the revolutionary who lost his head for Marie Antoinette

"Antoine Barnave was one of the most influential statesmen in the early French Revolution. He was a didactic man of austere morals and vaulting ambition who dressed as an English dandy, running up considerable tailor’s bills. Before his execution at age thirty-two, he played a decisive role in...

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1. Verfasser: Hardman, John (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New Haven ; London Yale University Press 2023
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Barnave, Antoine > Französische Revolution > Politiker > Revolutionär > Frankreich > Biografie
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Zusammenfassung:"Antoine Barnave was one of the most influential statesmen in the early French Revolution. He was a didactic man of austere morals and vaulting ambition who dressed as an English dandy, running up considerable tailor’s bills. Before his execution at age thirty-two, he played a decisive role in revolutionary politics and even governed France in 1791 through a secret correspondence with Marie-Antoinette."--Dusk jacket
Beschreibung:xv, 394 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln
Illustrationen, Porträts (teilweise farbig)
24 cm
ISBN:9780300270846
978-0-300-27084-6