Commune Summons Sections to Resist Convention
Payan called on Parisian sections to defend the Commune against the Convention after the arrest of Robespierre. Many sections hesitated to mobilize effectively.
Role range: 1793-1799
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Claude Francois Payan Biography and Timeline
Follow Claude Francois Payan through 10 dated historical records for France.
Claude Francois Payan, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1794–1794Years on this page
1794
Commune Revolt
Payan calls for resistance but the Paris sections give uncertain support
Role range: 1789-1799
Commune Revolt
Payan calls for resistance but the Paris sections give uncertain support.
Role range: 1789-1799
Thermidor Crisis
Payan encourages the Commune to rally the sections in defence of Robespierre
Role range: 1789-1799
Thermidor Crisis
Payan encourages the Commune to rally the sections in defence of Robespierre.
Role range: 1789-1799
National Agent Captured After Thermidor Collapse
Payan was taken into custody after the Commune's call for armed resistance failed. The defeat destroyed the political network through which he had directed municipal mobilization.
Role range: 1793-1799
National Agent Directs Commune Communications
Payan served as national agent of the Paris Commune and supervised political messages sent to the sections. His position was important during the final Robespierrist crisis.
Role range: 1793-1799
Execution ends Payan's municipal leadership
Payan was executed following the defeat of the Thermidorian uprising. His death removed one of the officials most closely identified with the Commune's last defense of Robespierre.
Role range: 1793-1799
Payan becomes leading agent of revised Commune
Claude François Payan emerged as an influential official after the purge of Hébertist sympathizers. He used the Commune's machinery to defend the government associated with Robespierre.
Role range: 1793-1799
Payan summons sections during Thermidor
Payan sought to rally section activists in support of the threatened Robespierrists. Responses were uneven, leaving the Commune without a reliable mass force.
Role range: 1793-1799
Records, sources and methodology
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