Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud
French politician (1753-1793)
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.
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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