paul-françois-jean-nicolas viscount de barras

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von paul-françois-jean-nicolas viscount de barras im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Relevante Übersetzungen

Paul-François-Jean-Nicolas viscount de Barras

born June 30, 1755, Fox-Amphoux, France died Jan. 29, 1829, Chaillot French revolutionary. A Provençal nobleman, Barras became disenchanted with the royal regime and welcomed the French Revolution. Elected to the National Convention (1792), he played a key role in the overthrow of Maximilien Robespierre and emerged as the commander of the army of the interior and the police. In 1795 he and Napoleon defended the regime against a royalist insurrection and established the Directory, with Barras as chief among the five directors. The Coup of 18 Fructidor brought him greater power, but he was overthrown in 1799 and exiled from Paris on suspicion of conspiracy to restore the monarchy

Silbentrennung

paul-françois-jean-nicolas vis-count de barras