Agricol Moureau
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Agricol Moureau was a figure in the French Revolution
. Defrocked as a priest, he became a Jacobin
, edited the Courrier d'Avignon
, set up the département of Vaucluse, acted as the French Directory
's administrator of Vaucluse, became a member of the Council of Five Hundred
and finally was made a commissioner of the Directory to Paris. He was nicknamed "the Sans-culotte of Le Midi".
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
. Defrocked as a priest, he became a Jacobin
Jacobin Club
The Jacobin Club was the most famous and influential political club in the development of the French Revolution, so-named because of the Dominican convent where they met, located in the Rue St. Jacques , Paris. The club originated as the Club Benthorn, formed at Versailles from a group of Breton...
, edited the Courrier d'Avignon
Courrier d'Avignon
The Courrier d'Avignon was a newspaper which had an important role in the international French-language press of the 18th century. Published in the papal enclave within the kingdom of France, then in Monaco, it escaped the system controlling the press within France itself despite being under papal...
, set up the département of Vaucluse, acted as the French Directory
French Directory
The Directory was a body of five Directors that held executive power in France following the Convention and preceding the Consulate...
's administrator of Vaucluse, became a member of the Council of Five Hundred
Council of Five Hundred
The Council of Five Hundred , or simply the Five Hundred was the lower house of the legislature of France during the period commonly known as the Directory , from 22 August 1795 until 9 November 1799, roughly the second half of the period generally referred to as the...
and finally was made a commissioner of the Directory to Paris. He was nicknamed "the Sans-culotte of Le Midi".