Follow Georges Auguste Couthon through 17 dated historical records for France.
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
Couthon promoted the authority of revolutionary institutions against regional opposition. His position reflected the Jacobins' preference for unified national government during the emergency.
Role range: 1793-1799
Couthon introduced the Law of 22 Prairial which reduced procedural protections at the Revolutionary Tribunal. The reform intensified fear among opponents of the ruling faction.
Role range: 1793-1799
Couthon presented the Law of 22 Prairial which sharply limited legal protections at the tribunal. The measure accelerated hearings and made death sentences more likely.
Role range: 1793-1799
Couthon presents the Law of 22 Prairial, which sharply restricts defense rights and accelerates proceedings before the Revolutionary Tribunal.
Role range: 1789-1799
Couthon joined the Robespierrist circle at the Hotel de Ville as the Commune tried to defy the Convention. The gathering failed to secure sufficient armed support.
Role range: 1793-1799
Georges Auguste Couthon figured in events surrounding couthon seized in thermidor at Paris. The decree struck at several central figures in the Terror simultaneously. Its importance lay in the transfer of effective authority away from the political networks that had dominated during the Terror.
Role range: 1793-1799
Couthon was named among Robespierre's associates to be arrested by the Convention. The decree struck at several central figures in the Terror simultaneously.
Role range: 1793-1799
Couthon is taken into custody as one of the central Robespierrist leaders
Role range: 1789-1799
Couthon is taken into custody as one of the central Robespierrist leaders.
Role range: 1789-1799
Couthon is arrested with Robespierre and other leading Robespierrists
Role range: 1789-1799
Couthon is arrested with Robespierre and other leading Robespierrists.
Role range: 1789-1799
Couthon is executed as one of the principal Robespierrist leaders
Role range: 1789-1799
Couthon is executed as one of the principal Robespierrist leaders.
Role range: 1789-1799
Couthon presented the measure known as the Law of 22 Prairial, which sharply restricted ordinary defense procedures before the Revolutionary Tribunal.
Role range: 1793-1799
The Law of 22 Prairial sharply reduced the Revolutionary Tribunals sentencing options, concentrating decisions on acquittal or death.
Role range: 1793-1799
On 10 June the Convention adopted Couthons law tightening the tribunals procedures and increasing the likelihood of capital convictions.
Role range: 1793-1799
Couthons measure allowed judges greater discretion over the examination of witnesses, reducing the opportunities available to accused persons to challenge allegations.
Role range: 1793-1799
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