Evidence Standard Broadens for Political Cases
The legislation treated moral proof and judicial conviction as sufficient in many circumstances, making prosecutions less dependent on conventional documentary evidence.
Role range: 1793-1799
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Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne through 44 dated historical records for France.
Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1794–1795Years on this page
1794
General Security Committee Faces Jurisdictional Tension
The extension of revolutionary justice created disputes among emergency authorities about who could direct arrests and prepare cases for prosecution.
Role range: 1793-1799
National government assumes direct Paris administration
The Convention abolished the old revolutionary Commune's independent position and transferred essential functions to more controllable bodies. This transformation ended a major institution of Parisian popular politics.
Role range: 1793-1799
1795
Arrest of Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne
Arrested after attacking Danton & Robespirre for revisionism
Role range: 1793-1799
Records, sources and methodology
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