Maximilien Robespierre

Robespierre's name is one of the most notorious France has ever known. In May 1879 Robespierre was elected as deputy of the Estates-General. He was then elected as president of the Jacobin political party.  Due to the Jacobin Political Party, the churches property was taken by the state, the Catholic Clergy lost power. With the church out of power, Robespierre was left with all the power. He demanded that King Louie XVI and Marie Antoinette be beheaded. Under Robespierre's leadership, droves of people suspected of being resistant to the Jacobin party's policies were systematically killed during bloody public executions. He even created a national religion based on deism, "The Cult of the Supreme Being". He sought to use the cult as a tool to unify the masses against the Revolution's enemies. His supporters began to fear for their lives, and his power base quickly dissolved because of his excessive execution demands. Robespierre was banned from France's governing body,the National Convention  and placed under house arrest on July 27, 1794. His followers attempted to free him and failed in their last attempt. Robespierre tried to commit suicide by killing himself only managed to shoot his jaw. A few hours later, he was executed by his own bloody regime, the guillotine. Later on all people suspected of following his rule were executed as well, therefore ending his reign.