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Bookmark or Share- Louis Saint-Just - Alpha HistoryLouis Saint-Just (1767-1794) was a radical Jacobin and a member of the National Convention. He is best known as the young ally of Maximilien Robespierre, later also sharing Robespierre’s fate. As a teenager, Saint-Just was intelligent and well read but restless, promiscuous and disobedient.
- Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just - World History EncyclopediaSaint-Just was a radical Jacobin leader and the closest ally of Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794). He is most often associated with the Reign of Terror and was nicknamed the "Archangel of Terror" for his participation in it.
- The French Revolution's Angel of Death | History TodayYoung, idealistic and prone to violence, Louis-Antoine de Saint-Just embodied the spirit of the French Revolution. He was devoured by the Terror he helped unleash.
- Louis de Saint-Just - Oxford ReferenceFrench Revolutionary leader. He was elected an officer in the National Guard when the French Revolution began; his great loyalty to Robespierre led to his appointment to the National Convention in 1792. In his first speech he condemned Louis XVI and he was subsequently instrumental in the overthrow of the Girondins Jacques René Hébert and Danton.
- Louis de Saint-Just summary | Britannica - Encyclopedia BritannicaLouis de Saint-Just, (born Aug. 25, 1767, Decize, France—died July 28, 1794, Paris), French Revolutionary leader. In support of the French Revolution, he wrote the radical Esprit de la révolution et de la constitution de France (1791) and was elected to the National Convention in 1792.
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