Joseph Fouché

A teacher, Charlotte de Robespierre’s beau

Joseph Fouché encounters Charlotte de Robespierre while he works as a teacher at the Oratorian College in Arras and the two come to an understanding, which Fouché later breaks off. He becomes a Jacobin and a deputy in the National Convention. After the events in this novel, Fouché becomes a significant figure in French governments to follow.

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