Historical Figures

Vergniaud Pierre Victurnien(1753 - 1793)

A lawyer in Bordeaux, he was a deputy to the Legislative Assembly and then to the Convention, he put his eloquence and oratorical talent in the service of the Girondin party. From 1792, he supported Brissot, as did all the Girondins to wage war on Austria. On August 10, he is the president of the Assembly, and cannot prevent the fall of the king. Subsequently, he worked to oppose the Montagnards. He was arrested with his friends after the betrayal of Dumouriez (April 1793) and guillotined.