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}}'''Paul Barras''' was deputy to [[Maximilien Robespierre]] during the [[French Revolution]] and Robespierre's enemy.  
'''Paul Barras''' ([[1755]]-[[1829]]) ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}}) was a [[deputy]] of the [[National Convention|Convention]] in [[1790s]] [[France]].
 
== Biography ==
During the [[French Revolution]], Paul Barras was a [[deputy]] of the [[National Convention|Convention]]. He had more influence amongst the members of the Convention than [[James Stirling]] was aware of and, in [[July]] [[1794]], became the ring-leader of a plot to depose [[Maximilien Robespierre]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Reign of Terror (TV story)}}) who had made a speech before the Convention and the [[Jacobin Club]] about purging the [[Committee of Public Safety]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Reign of Terror (novelisation)}})
 
Barras intended to take control of the governing committee following Robespierre's [[arrest]] and to amend the constitution so that [[France]] would be led by three [[consul]]s, himself among them. Believing that the consuls would need public support, he arranged a meeting with [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] at [[The Sinking Ship]] and invited him to serve as a consul because of how popular he was in the wake of the [[Austrian Wars]]. Napoleon agreed, dependent on Robespierre's downfall, and Barras promised to summon him to [[Paris]] once an appropriate amount of time had passed. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Reign of Terror (TV story)}})
 
== Appearance ==
Barras had long brown [[hair]] which he tied back with a [[ribbon]], a square face and subken eyes which were slightly too close together. He wore a [[hat]] with a tricolour cockade, a tricolour sash and a square-cut [[coat]] beneath an enormous [[cloak]]. He carried a [[fob watch]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Reign of Terror (novelisation)}})


On [[26 July]] [[1794]], Barras met with the young war hero [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] at an inn called [[the Sinking Ship]] with a proposal to Bonaparte that after the overthrow of Robespierre, Bonaparte would serve as one of three figurehead rulers. Bonaparte accepted. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Reign of Terror (TV story)|The Reign of Terror]]'')
{{wikipediainfo|Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras}}
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 21 September 2024

Paul Barras

Paul Barras (1755-1829) (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"]) was a deputy of the Convention in 1790s France.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

During the French Revolution, Paul Barras was a deputy of the Convention. He had more influence amongst the members of the Convention than James Stirling was aware of and, in July 1794, became the ring-leader of a plot to depose Maximilien Robespierre, (TV: The Reign of Terror [+]Loading...["The Reign of Terror (TV story)"]) who had made a speech before the Convention and the Jacobin Club about purging the Committee of Public Safety. (PROSE: The Reign of Terror [+]Loading...["The Reign of Terror (novelisation)"])

Barras intended to take control of the governing committee following Robespierre's arrest and to amend the constitution so that France would be led by three consuls, himself among them. Believing that the consuls would need public support, he arranged a meeting with Napoléon Bonaparte at The Sinking Ship and invited him to serve as a consul because of how popular he was in the wake of the Austrian Wars. Napoleon agreed, dependent on Robespierre's downfall, and Barras promised to summon him to Paris once an appropriate amount of time had passed. (TV: The Reign of Terror [+]Loading...["The Reign of Terror (TV story)"])

Appearance[[edit] | [edit source]]

Barras had long brown hair which he tied back with a ribbon, a square face and subken eyes which were slightly too close together. He wore a hat with a tricolour cockade, a tricolour sash and a square-cut coat beneath an enormous cloak. He carried a fob watch. (PROSE: The Reign of Terror [+]Loading...["The Reign of Terror (novelisation)"])