Mirabeau

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, plus communément appelé Mirabeau, né le 9 mars 1749 au Bignon-Mirabeau, mort le 2 avril 1791 à Paris, fut simultanément ou successivement un révolutionnaire français, ainsi qu’un écrivain, diplomate, franc-maçon, journaliste et homme politique français. Surnommé « l'Orateur du peuple » et « la Torche de Provence », il reste le premier symbole de l’éloquence parlementaire en France.

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Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (9 March 1749 – 2 April 1791) was a leader of the early stages of the French revolution. A noble, he was involved before 1789 in numerous scandals that left his reputation in ruins. However, during the early years (1789–91) of the French Revolution he rose to the top and became a voice of the people. A successful orator, he was the leader of the moderate position, favoring a constitutional monarchy built on the model of Great Britain. When he died (of natural causes) he was a great national hero, even though support for his moderate position was slipping away. The later discovery that starting in 1790 he was in the pay of the king and the Austrian enemies of France caused his disgrace. Historians are deeply split on whether he was a great leader who almost saved the nation from the Terror, or a venal demagogue lacking political or moral values, or a traitor in the pay of the enemy.