Jacques Pierre Brissot

Jacques Pierre Brissot (15 January 1754 – 31 October 1793), who assumed the name of de Warville, was a leading member of the Girondist movement during the French Revolution. Some sources give his name as Jean Pierre Brissot.

Read more about Jacques Pierre Brissot:  Biography, French Foreign Policy, Arrest and Execution, Spying Allegations, Legacy

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