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Jean-Paul Marat Biography and Timeline

Follow Jean-Paul Marat through 16 dated historical records for France.

Jean-Paul Marat, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1790

Marat finds audience among Cordeliers

Journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat's attacks on alleged aristocratic conspiracies resonated with the club's activist milieu. The controversy surrounding club founded in former cordeliers convent influenced the changing balance among revolutionary factions.

Role range: 1789-1792

Marat frames petitions as popular sovereignty

Political writer · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat's writings helped establish the view that public assemblies could challenge representatives who ignored grievances. The controversy surrounding cordeliers press petition rights influenced the changing balance among revolutionary factions.

Role range: 1789-1792

Marat attacks complacent municipal officials

Radical journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat's journalism cultivated suspicion of officials who appeared to compromise with the old order. This aspect of cordeliers promote surveillance of authorities illustrates how press campaigns, popular sections and government decisions became connected.

Role range: 1789-1792

1791

Marat interprets flight as a warning

Journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat used the flight to intensify his claims that court intrigues endangered revolutionary gains. The controversy surrounding varennes flight destroys royal confidence influenced the changing balance among revolutionary factions.

Role range: 1789-1792

Aftermath

Journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat denounces the attempted flight as proof that the court remains hostile to the Revolution

Role range: 1789-1792

Aftermath

Journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat denounces the attempted flight as proof that the court remains hostile to the Revolution.

Role range: 1789-1792

Marat condemns suppression of petitioners

Journalist · Champ de Mars · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat's radical position placed him among those hostile to official repression of republican demands. The controversy surrounding crowd gathers for republican petition influenced the changing balance among revolutionary factions.

Role range: 1789-1792

Marat continues denunciations of public force

Journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat's attacks on repressive officials preserved a radical narrative of the Champ de Mars crisis. The controversy surrounding political repression reshapes the cordeliers influenced the changing balance among revolutionary factions.

Role range: 1789-1792

Aftermath of Varennes

Journalist · Radical journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Denounces the attempted royal flight as evidence of court hostility to the Revolution

Role range: 1789-1792

Aftermath of Varennes

Journalist · Radical journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Denounces the attempted royal flight as evidence of court hostility to the Revolution.

Role range: 1789-1792

1792

Marat presses revolutionary vigilance - Historical significance

Journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Jean-Paul Marat figured in events surrounding marat presses revolutionary vigilance at Paris. This rhetoric contributed to the polarized atmosphere of the new emergency government. This development formed part of the chain that led to the Republic being proclaimed after the National Convention assembled.

Role range: 1789-1792

Marat presses revolutionary vigilance

Journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat's journalism pressed for vigilance against suspected royalist and counterrevolutionary threats after the fall of the Tuileries. This rhetoric contributed to the polarized atmosphere of the new emergency government.

Role range: 1789-1792

Marat's radical language becomes divisive

Journalist · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat's agitation contributed to fierce disputes over how revolutionary leaders related to the Paris crowd. The controversy surrounding massacre and political responsibility debated influenced the changing balance among revolutionary factions.

Role range: 1789-1792

1793

Marat Acquitted by Revolutionary Tribunal

Journalist and deputy · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

The court acquitted Marat after examining the allegations against him. Enthusiastic supporters then celebrated the judgment, worsening the struggle between Girondins and the Mountain.

Role range: 1793-1799

Marat Prosecuted on Girondin Charges

Journalist and deputy · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

The Revolutionary Tribunal heard charges prompted by Girondin opponents who accused Marat of inciting violence. The proceedings became a contest over the legitimacy of radical journalism and popular agitation.

Role range: 1793-1799

Girondin Deputies Arrested

Deputy of Paris · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Marat supports the movement against leading Girondins as armed pressure forces the Convention to order the arrest of prominent deputies.

Role range: 1789-1799

Records, sources and methodology

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