Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
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Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was an 18th-century French statesman, royal censor, and defender of Louis XVI who is remembered as a prominent advocate of civil liberties and Enlightenment ideas.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de Malesherbes canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment figure
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French statesman ⓘ censor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| child | Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1721-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1794-04-22 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Collège du Plessis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedBy | French Revolutionary Tribunal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Lamoignon de Malesherbes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
censorship policy
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law ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | Chrétien Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | liberalism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defending persecuted Protestants
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moderate political views during the French Revolution ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by guillotine ⓘ |
| memberOf | French nobility ⓘ |
| movement | Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of civil liberties
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defending Louis XVI during his trial ⓘ protection of Enlightenment writers ⓘ support for freedom of the press ⓘ supporting publication of the Encyclopédie ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of Louis XVI before the National Convention ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
abuses of absolute monarchy
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arbitrary royal authority ⓘ |
| parent | Guillaume de Lamoignon de Blancmesnil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | trial of Louis XVI ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Paris ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Librairie
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minister of the Maison du Roi ⓘ president of the Cour des Aides NERFINISHED ⓘ royal censor ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Malesherbes (Loiret) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Françoise-Charlotte Grimod de La Reynière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
civil rights of French subjects
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freedom of conscience ⓘ freedom of expression ⓘ limitation of censorship ⓘ reform of the tax system ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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