Tallien Jean-Lambert (Jean-Lambert Tallien)

His political career of former printing worker, Jean-Lambert Tallien began with participation in the uprising on August 10, after which was first elected secretary of the Commune of Paris, and then - a deputy of the Convention. He was one of the organizers and active participant in the extermination of prisoners in the prisons of Paris in September 1792, Mr.. (so-called "September's killings"). Voted for the execution of Louis XVI, came out strongly on the side of the Montagnards against the Girondins. Later, as a member of the Committee of Public Safety, Tallien was sent to the south-west France to suppress the uprising in g. Bordeaux.

There he became famous for his bribery, embezzlement, and revels in the company of his mistress Teresa Kabarryus, former wife of the Marquis Fontenay and daughters of big Spanish banker Kabarryusa. Everyone knew that he took bribes from defendants in Bordeaux, sacrificing fortune, can be bought off the guillotine, that money they are issued any passport. Of the fines imposed on the Bordeaux merchants, 1 million. 325 thousand. francs has been allocated for the construction of the hospital, but it did not even started to build, and the money disappeared without a trace. Thus, for the sake of objectivity, it should be noted that the suppression of the revolt in Bordeaux was not as bloody as in Lyon, Nantes and Marseille. In March 1794, Mr.. Tallien for numerous abuses was recalled to Paris. After the arrest of Teresa Kabarryus, together with Barras and Fouche began secretly preparing the overthrow of Robespierre. The plot has successfully completed the 9 Thermidor. After the fall of Robespierre Tallien became one of the leaders of the Thermidorians, secured the arrest and execution of many members of the Revolutionary Tribunal, and his former fellow-Jacobins. After liberation Theresa Kabarryus married her on Dec. 24, 1794, Mr.. Paris Salon "Madame Kabarryus became scandalously famous for its caller luxury.

In the Directory Tallien was a member of the Council of Five Hundred, but no longer had the influence of the former. In 1798, Mr.. took part in the Egyptian expedition of Bonaparte. He returned to Paris in 1801
In 1814, Mr.. Tallien welcomed the restoration of the Bourbons, and during the Hundred Days - the return of Napoleon. After the second restoration in 1815, Mr.. his application for pension was rejected, and the rest of his life Tallien spent in poverty.