Maximilien de Robespierre

Robespierre is one of the revolution's most powerful and radical leaders. He has recently come into prominence as the revolution grows more open to extreme and violent change. Along with Georges-Jacques Danton and Jean-Paul Marat, he is a leader of the Mountain, a radical group within the National Convention, a body that opened in 1792 and declared France a republic. The Mountain dominates a powerful political club called the Jacobin Club, which is poised to take over France's government.