Saint-Just

"Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just (French pronunciation: {7f200b}[s̃{7f0292}yst]; 25 August 1767 ? 28 July 1794), usually known as Saint-Just, was a military and political leader during the French Revolution. The youngest of the deputies elected to the National Convention in 1792, Saint-Just rose quickly in their ranks and became a major leader of the government of the French First Republic. He spearheaded the movement to execute King Louis XVI and later drafted the radical French Constitution of 1793. He became the closest confidant of Maximilien Robespierre, and served with him as one of…