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Louis Antoine de Saint-Just

Key figure and military leader during the French Revolution

Did you know?Known for his severe and unyielding dedication to revolutionary ideals, he was executed at the age of twenty-six alongside Maximilien Robespierre.

Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just (French pronunciation:; 25 August 1767 – 28 July 1794), sometimes nicknamed the Archangel of Terror, was a French revolutionary, political philosopher, member and president of the French National Convention, a Jacobin club leader, and a major figure of the French Revolution.

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Age at death: 26
Years since death: 232

Born: August 25, 1767 · Decize, France
Died: July 28, 1794
Cause of death: Decapitation
Nationality: French
Known for: Philosophy, Military, Literature

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