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He became president of the order of avocats in Colmar, and in 1789 was elected as a deputy to the States-General by the Third Estate of the bailliage of Colmar-Schlestadt. In the Constituent Assembly his oratory, legal knowledge and austerity of life gave him much influence. During the session of the Legislative Assembly he exercised the functions of procureur syndic and was subsequently secretary-general of the department of Haut-Rhin. In the ConventionThis article is about a legislative body and constitutional convention during the French Revolution. The term national convention also refers, in the United States, to the presidential nominating conventions. During the French Revolution, the National Con he appeared as a zealous promoter of the trial of Louis XVILouis XVI of France ( August 23, 1754 January 21, 1793) succeeded his grandfather ( Louis XV of France) as King of France on May 10, 1774; he was crowned on June 11, 1775. His father, the Louis dauphin son of Marie Leszczynska, had died in 1765. Louis was, but was absent on mission at the time of the king's condemnation.
He took part in the reactionary movement which followed the fall of Robespierre, and became a member of the reorganised Committee of Public SafetyThe Committee of Public Safety ( French: Comite de Salut Public , set up by the National Convention on April 6, 1793, formed the de facto executive government of France during the Reign of Terror ( 1793 1794) of the French Revolution. Under war conditions and of the Committee of General Security. His moderation caused his election by seventeen departments to the Council of Five Hundred. Appointed a member of the DirectoryThe Directory (in French Directoire held executive power in France from October 1795 until November 1799 from the end of the Convention to the beginning of the Consulate. Five Directors shared power. In the history of France, this period constitutes the l on October 1October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). There are 91 days remaining. Events 331 BC Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Arbela 959 Edgar the Peaceable becomes king of all England 965 John XIII becomes Pop, 1795Events January 16 French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. January 20 French troops enter Amsterdam and later proclaim Batavian Republic. January 23 Dutch fleet freezes in Issel Meer. February 7 The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed., he became its president in 1796Events Edward Jenner develops vaccination, using cowpox to protect against smallpox February 1 The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York March 9 Widow Josephine de Beauharnais marries General Napoleon Bonaparte. March 30 Carl Gauss obtained, and retired by ballot in 1799. He then entered the Council of Ancients. After the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire he retired from public life, and died at Colmar on November 23, 1807.