Jean Debry
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Jean-Antoine-Joseph de Bry, called Debry (25 November 1760 Vervins
, Aisne
– 6 January 1834 Paris) was President of the National Convention
(21 March 1793 – 4 April 1793), famous for a slogan
La patrie est en danger (The Fatherland is in danger) he proposed.http://www.diagnopsy.com/Revolution/Rev_041.htm.
Debry was on 8 September 1791 elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly
and on 4 September 1792 as a member of the National Convention. He voted for the death sentence of King Louis XVI and became a member of both Comité de sûreté générale (22 January 1793 – 16 June 1793) and Comité de salut public.
He protested against proscription of the Girondins and was active in Thermidor
régime. After the coup d'etat
of 18 Brumaire
he supported Bonaparte
. He was proscribed as a regicide (1816) and lived in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
. Debry returned to France in 1830.
Jean Debry coats were an item of men's fashion in England; the fashion had begun to date by 1799
Vervins
Vervins is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Population:-References:*...
, Aisne
Aisne
Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.- History :Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.Most of the old...
– 6 January 1834 Paris) was President of the National Convention
National Convention
During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the constitutional and legislative assembly which sat from 20 September 1792 to 26 October 1795 . It held executive power in France during the first years of the French First Republic...
(21 March 1793 – 4 April 1793), famous for a slogan
Slogan
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. The word slogan is derived from slogorn which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm . Slogans vary from the written and the...
La patrie est en danger (The Fatherland is in danger) he proposed.http://www.diagnopsy.com/Revolution/Rev_041.htm.
Debry was on 8 September 1791 elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly (France)
During the French Revolution, the Legislative Assembly was the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to September 1792. It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention.The Legislative...
and on 4 September 1792 as a member of the National Convention. He voted for the death sentence of King Louis XVI and became a member of both Comité de sûreté générale (22 January 1793 – 16 June 1793) and Comité de salut public.
He protested against proscription of the Girondins and was active in Thermidor
Thermidor
Thermidor was the eleventh month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word thermal which comes from the Greek word "thermos" which means heat....
régime. After the coup d'etat
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
of 18 Brumaire
18 Brumaire
The coup of 18 Brumaire was the coup d'état by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the French Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate...
he supported Bonaparte
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
. He was proscribed as a regicide (1816) and lived in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...
. Debry returned to France in 1830.
Jean Debry coats were an item of men's fashion in England; the fashion had begun to date by 1799