Camille Desmoulins

Camille Desmoulins was born to a middle-class family in Guise, Aisne, in the north of France.

Desmoulins enters the Seminary of Laon to study for a career in the church, but shows a strong interest in literature and politics.

Desmoulins receives a scholarship to the prestigious Collège Louis-le-Grand in Paris, where he meets and befriends Maximilien Robespierre.

Desmoulins completes his law studies and becomes a lawyer, though he struggles to establish himself professionally and financially.

Desmoulins publishes his influential pamphlet 'La France Libre,' advocating for political reform and contributing to the revolutionary fervor.

Desmoulins delivers a powerful speech at the Palais Royal, rallying the crowd and playing a crucial role in the storming of the Bastille on July 14.

Desmoulins co-founds 'Le Républicain' with Georges Danton, a newspaper that supports the revolutionary cause and criticizes the monarchy.

Desmoulins marries Lucile Duplessis, a young woman from a bourgeois family, with whom he has a son, Horace Camille.

Desmoulins actively supports the establishment of the French Republic and the overthrow of the monarchy, aligning himself with the Jacobins.

Desmoulins begins to criticize the radical policies of the Jacobins, especially the Reign of Terror, leading to growing tensions with Robespierre.

Desmoulins is arrested along with Georges Danton and other moderates by the Revolutionary Tribunal, accused of conspiracy against the Republic.

Camille Desmoulins, along with Georges Danton and others, is executed by guillotine in Paris, marking a tragic end to his revolutionary career.