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Facts

Born May 3, 1748 • Fréjus • France
Died June 20, 1836 (aged 88) • Paris • France
Title / Office Corps Législatif (1795-1799) • National Convention (1792-1793) • Third Estate (1789-1789)
Role In Coup of 18–19 Brumaire • French Revolution

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Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès, engraving by J.-A. Allais, 19th century.
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès, undated engraving.
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Lazare Carnot, lithograph by Ambroise Tardieu, after an engraving by C.A. Forestier
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Georges Danton
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Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas, vicomte de Barras, undated lithograph.
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Tallien, engraving by F. Bonneville, late 18th century
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Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
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Marie-Joseph de Chénier, lithograph by François Le Villain, 19th century.
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