Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud | |
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 Portrait attributed to Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1792 | |
| 9th President of the National Convention | |
| In office 10 January 1793 – 24 January 1793 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste Treilhard |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Paul Rabaut Saint-Étienne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1753 Limoges, France |
| Died | 31 October 1793 (aged 40) Paris, France |
| Cause of death | Execution by guillotine |
| Political party | Girondist faction |
| Education | Collège du Plessis |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
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Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud ( 31 May 1753 – 31 October 1793) was a French lawyer and statesman, a figure of the French Revolution. He was a deputy to the Assembly from Bordeaux. Vergniaud was an good public speaker. He supported Jacques Pierre Brissot and the Girondist faction. He was the President of the National Convention.
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