Louis-Antoine-Léon de Saint-Just de Richebourg, French politician - stock illustration

He was a French politician at the time of the French Revolution. After he was elected to the National Convention in 1792, he gained influence on French politics as a close friend and colleague of Robespierre, especially during the time of the Great Terror. He helped to stabilize the front in the war against Prussia and Austria and was instrumental in the overthrow of the Girondins and the execution of Georges Dantons. On 9th Thermidor (July 27, 1794) he was overthrown along with Robespierre and his supporters and guillotined the next day. Illustration from 19th century.