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The Condemned of the French Revolution
1792-1796

Executions, the Guillotine and the French Revolution

Michael R. Lynn  Violence, executions, mutilations, and torture have long been a part of early modern European history.  Wars, rebellions, riots and even violent crime were relatively commonplace across Europe.  Reflecting the overall violence of early...

The Database of Death: The Condemned of the French Revolution 1792-1796

Free Search for the victims executed in the French Revolution 1792-1796 for various crimes; real or made up. This is a ‘census’ or ‘dictionnaire’ of the victim’s names with genealogical information recorded. updated 03 Sept...

The Dictionaries of Victims in the French Revolution

Where to find online genealogical resources on the French people who were arrested and charged with crimes, and then executed during the French Revolution? I know of three online sources. Louis Marie Prudhomme’s two-volume books...

Youngest Person Condemned to Death in the French Revolution

There was more than just one, There were 4 others. The very youngest person recorded was Rene Bertraud, age 13 (almost 14). You will find him in Louis M Pru’homme’s book Volume 2 under the...