Marguerite-Élie Guadet

Marguerite Élie Guadet ( born July 20, 1758 in Saint- Émilion, Gironde, † June 16 1794 in Bordeaux) was a French revolutionary leader.

Guadet lived at the outbreak of the revolution as a lawyer in Bordeaux and in 1791 elected to the Legislative Assembly. Here he joined the Girondists and soon attracted by his fiery eloquence stir. He was involved in all the attacks that were made on the royalist forces during the May and June 1792. In the elections to the Convention in August Guadet was re-elected, and began with his party friends in the fight against Robespierre. In the trial of the king, he voted for his death, however, was for a stay of execution.

After Guadet had 1794 offers Danton refused to form an alliance, he had to defend himself with his party against the revolution forces. Already on April 15 called for 25 sections of the citizenry, the expulsion Guadets as well as 21 additional deputy.

After the fall of the Girondists Guadet fled from the Calvados department and from there to Saint- Émilion, where he was taken on June 15. Already on 16 June he was beheaded at the guillotine in Bordeaux.