Birth of Jean Paul Marat
Birth of Jean Paul Marat
Role range: 1789-1792
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Jean Paul Marat Biography and Timeline
Follow Jean Paul Marat through 22 dated historical records for France.
Jean Paul Marat, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1743–1793Years on this page
1743
1790
Radical Press
Radical newspapers help spread arguments also heard in the Jacobin and Cordelier political circles
Role range: 1789-1795
Radical Press
Radical newspapers help spread arguments also heard in the Jacobin and Cordelier political circles.
Role range: 1789-1795
1792
Insurrection
The fall of the monarchy after the insurrection of 10 August strengthens radical clubs and sections in Paris
Role range: 1789-1795
Insurrection
The fall of the monarchy after the insurrection of 10 August strengthens radical clubs and sections in Paris.
Role range: 1789-1795
Radical Journalism Fuels Jacobin Polarization
Marat's newspaper attacked suspected enemies of the Revolution and encouraged vigilance against betrayal. His polemics deepened hostility between radical activists and moderate deputies.
Role range: 1789-1792
Paris electoral lists exclude suspected royalists
Radical authorities worked to reduce royalist influence during elections to the National Convention. Marat benefited from a political environment in which the Commune could shape electoral mobilization.
Role range: 1789-1792
1793
Trial
Brought to trial but acquited
Role range: 1793-1799
Trial
Jean Paul Marat was brought to trial and acquitted.
Role range: 1793-1799
Marat Acquitted of Political Charges
The Revolutionary Tribunal acquitted Marat after hearing the charges against him. Supporters celebrated the judgment and strengthened his public standing.
Role range: 1793-1799
Marat Appears Before Revolutionary Tribunal
Jean Paul Marat faced prosecution after Girondin deputies accused him of inciting violence. His trial became a major confrontation between parliamentary factions.
Role range: 1793-1799
Girondin Conflict
Marat and radical Jacobins attack Girondin leaders as civil war and foreign invasion threaten the Republic
Role range: 1789-1795
Girondin Conflict
Marat and radical Jacobins attack Girondin leaders as civil war and foreign invasion threaten the Republic.
Role range: 1789-1795
Coup
A Jacobin committee of Marat & Montagnards calls Paris "to arms" against the Girondins
Role range: 1793-1799
Coup
A Jacobin committee of Marat and Montagnards calls Paris "to arms" against the Girondins.
Role range: 1793-1799
Assassination of Jean Paul Marat
Stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday, a Girondist and anti-Jacobin.
Role range: 1793-1799
Death of Jean Paul Marat
Death of Jean Paul Marat, founder of "Lami du Peuple" & deputy for Paris
Role range: 1793-1799
Death of Jean Paul Marat
Death of Jean Paul Marat, founder of "Lami du Peuple" and deputy for Paris.
Role range: 1793-1799
Assassination of Jean Paul Marat
Marat is assassinated by Charlotte Corday and becomes a martyr figure for radical revolutionaries.
Role range: 1789-1795
Acquittal by Revolutionary Tribunal
Marat returned to the Convention after the Revolutionary Tribunal acquitted him, a result celebrated by Parisian militants and resented by Girondin opponents.
Role range: 1789-1799
Girondin Leaders Face Jacobin Denunciations
Marat attacked leading Girondin deputies as obstacles to national survival. His speeches and journalism contributed to the factional crisis of spring 1793.
Role range: 1793-1799
Support for Insurrection Against Girondin Leaders
Marat encouraged resistance to leading Girondins as the Paris Commune and militant sections pressed for their exclusion from the Convention.
Role range: 1789-1799
Records, sources and methodology
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