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On 19th February 1790, Thomas de Mahy, Marquis de Favras made history:
he became the first nobleman to be executed without class distinction
from commoners. His crime? Trying to save the royal family from the
dangers of the French Revolution. Born in 1745 in a noble and ancient
family, M. de Favras was a fervent royalist who served in the army with
distinction. Although he at first approved the change from an absolute
monarchy to a constitutional one with a Parliament, he was soon
disillusioned with the French Revolution, its violence and its
degradation of the royal family. (Read entire post.)
So a brave man who put his life on the line to save the Royal Family is executed while the butchers of the Vendee like Westermann have their names inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.THAT says it all about the moral repugnancy of the French Revolution.
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So a brave man who put his life on the line to save the Royal Family is executed while the butchers of the Vendee like Westermann have their names inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.THAT says it all about the moral repugnancy of the French Revolution.
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