Malesherbes
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Malesherbes was a prominent French statesman and lawyer best known for courageously defending King Louis XVI during his revolutionary trial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malesherbes canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment figure
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French statesman ⓘ government minister ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ancien Régime France
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French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1721-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Picpus Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by guillotine ⓘ |
| child | Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (son, magistrate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathCountry | French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1794-04-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| defended | Louis XVI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Age of Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedBy | Revolutionary Tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Lamoignon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
administrative law
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censorship policy ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| fullName | Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Guillaume-Chrétien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
Enlightenment liberalism
NERFINISHED
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moderate monarchism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending King Louis XVI during his trial before the National Convention
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opposition to abuses of royal authority ⓘ protection of Enlightenment writers ⓘ support for freedom of the press ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Lamoignon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | seigneur de Malesherbes ⓘ |
| occupation |
censor
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lawyer ⓘ magistrate ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| opposedBy | radical revolutionaries ⓘ |
| parent | Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | trial of Louis XVI ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Librairie (royal book censorship)
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member of the King’s Council ⓘ minister of the Maison du Roi ⓘ president of the Cour des Aides ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Françoise-Charlotte Le Peletier de Rosanbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malesherbes Description of subject: Malesherbes was a prominent French statesman and lawyer best known for courageously defending King Louis XVI during his revolutionary trial.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Errancis Cemetery