A former cavalry officer, he sat with the Tiers in 1789. He was initially favorable to the Revolution but the civil constitution of the clergy shocked him and dragged him into the Vendée insurrection. He fought alongside Cathelineau, to whom he succeeded as general of the Catholic and royal army. Br
Born in 1870 in Simbirsk, Vladimir Ilyitch Lenin (known as Lenin) grew up in a privileged family environment and began a career as a lawyer. Deported to Siberia in 1897 for having halted production activity by supporting workers strikes, then exiled to Switzerland, he published Que faire? (1902) and
Member of a large Dauphiné family, one of whose members was Marshal of France during the battle of Fontenoy. He is a friend of Rousseau and of the encyclopaedists. Deputy to the nobility, he is the leader of the deputies who join the Tiers. He is in favor of a bicameral monarchy like in England. He
Ranavalona Ire (circa 1788 – 1861) reigned for thirty-three years over the kingdom of Madagascar from 1828 to 1861. His reign was marked by a struggle against the expansionism of Europe and a certain authoritarianism. Queen of Madagascar Rabodonandrianampoinimerina (the ingenuous granddaughter of