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In July 1794, after the death of [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] in the [[Thermidorian Reaction]], Theroigne de Mericourt led a rally outside of the Jacobin hideout against the last of the Jacobins. Assisted by [[Arno Dorian]] and some other Assassins, she prevented the [[Jacobins]] from escaping into the catacombs of Paris, and the last of the Jacobins were killed. |
In July 1794, after the death of [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] in the [[Thermidorian Reaction]], Theroigne de Mericourt led a rally outside of the Jacobin hideout against the last of the Jacobins. Assisted by [[Arno Dorian]] and some other Assassins, she prevented the [[Jacobins]] from escaping into the catacombs of Paris, and the last of the Jacobins were killed. |
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Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt (13 August 1762 – 9 June 1817), born Anne-Josèphe Terwagne, was a Belgian singer, orator and organizer during the French Revolution.
Biography
Born in Marcourt in Luxembourg Province (present-day Belgium), she was a courtesan and a singer in England, France, and Italy before the French Revolution. She took part in the storming of the Bastille and the march of French women on the French court at Versailles, and was called a "patriots' whore" by the royalists.
In July 1794, after the death of Maximilien de Robespierre in the Thermidorian Reaction, Theroigne de Mericourt led a rally outside of the Jacobin hideout against the last of the Jacobins. Assisted by Arno Dorian and some other Assassins, she prevented the Jacobins from escaping into the catacombs of Paris, and the last of the Jacobins were killed.
She died in an insane asylum in 1817, having been sent to one in September of 1794.
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