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The Mountain	7,256	7,256	302	302
Execution of Louis XVI	2,263	2,263	166	166
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May 1793	11,840	11,840	938	938
Reign of Terror	2,100	39,701	141	2,894
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April 1794	5,155	5,155	543	543
June 1794	2,307	2,307	159	159
Abolition of slavery	12,351	12,351	830	830
Cult of the Supreme Being	2,543	2,543	237	237
Downfall	131	35,491	0	2,649
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July 1794	11,186	11,186	943	943
9 Thermidor	5,242	5,242	472	472
Arrest	10,259	10,259	643	643
Execution	4,300	4,300	339	339
Legacy and memory	19,391	19,391	1,432	1,432
Portrayals	2,649	2,649	14	14
Bibliography	5,077	5,077	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
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A fact from this article was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the On this day section on 10 dates. [show]

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Lawfulness of execution

The lead reads that Robespierre was "executed without trial". The definition of "trial" is important as to whether that statement is true or false. Personally I think choosing between true and false is impossible, given the unique historical circumstances. Given that Robespierre is a controversial figure, the statement "executed without trial" romanticizes him and is not WP:NPOV. Nxavar (talk) 09:28, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t agree. It’s a pretty simple statement of fact. Mccapra (talk) 15:06, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article on the 1911 version of Encyclopædia Britannica reads "After a night of agony, Robespierre was the next day taken before the tribunal, where his identity as an outlaw was proved, and without further trial he was executed ...".

This wikipedia article reads, in the section titled "Execution", "Robespierre and twenty-one "Robespierrists" faced accusations of counter-revolution and were sentenced to death under the provisions of the law of 22 Prairial, although without even a cursory hearing".

Both articles give the impression that some kind of "trial" did happen. Nxavar (talk) 15:51, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I’m not sure why you think identifying someone and executing them without any determination of guilt leaves open any ambiguity. The final days of Robespierre are well documented in multiple sources and I’ve never seen any one that suggests he was tried. Mccapra (talk) 21:02, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What about appending "under the provisions of the law of 22 Prairial", which is what the main body says? Nxavar (talk) 10:57, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well he wasn’t tried under the provisions of the Law of 22 Prairial as the article makes clear. That was a process for summary trial and Robespierre didn’t have a trial at all. Mccapra (talk) 07:52, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The tone overall valorizes him, which wasn’t the case in revisions from a few years ago. It’s a bit odd and I’m not sure it’s NPOV. Bruhpedia (talk) 10:51, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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