Adrien Duquesnoy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Adrien Duquesnoy

French revolutionary

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1759

Place of Birth: Briey, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1808

Profession: politician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Adrien Duquesnoy

  • Adrien Dusquenoy (26 November 1759 – 3 March 1808) was a leading figure in the French Revolution. Dusquenoy was born in Briey.
  • He was elected as a deputy for Nancy, where he had been Mayor, for the third estate in the Estates General of 1789.
  • He took part in the Storming of the Bastille, where he remarked famously, "Yes, truly we shall be free! Our hands will never wear shackles again." He subsequently joined the National Convention, where he was regarded as a moderate.
  • He came under the suspicion of the Committee of Public Safety late in the 'Reign of Terror', but was saved from the guillotine by the Thermidorian Reaction. Under Napoleon, he worked at the Ministry of the Interior.

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