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Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
French writer, orator and statesman (1749–1791)
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Portrait by Joseph Boze, 1789 | |
| In office 9 July 1789 – 2 April 1791 | |
| Constituency | Aix-en-Provence |
| In office 5 May 1789 – 9 July 1789 | |
| Constituency | Provence |
| Born | Honoré Gabriel Riqueti (1749-03-09)9 March 1749 Le Bignon, Orléanais, France |
| Died | 2 April 1791(1791-04-02) (aged 42) Paris, Seine, France |
| Political party | National (1790–1791) |
| Spouse(s) | Émilie de Covet, Marchioness of Marignane (m. 1772; div. 1782) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Alma mater | Aix University |
| Profession | Soldier, writer, journalist |
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| Allegiance | France |
| Branch/service | Royal Army |
| Years of service | 1768–1769 |
| Rank | Sub-lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Conquest of Corsica |
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Count of Mirabeau (French:[miʁabo]; 9 March 1749
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The colourful life of the Comte de Mirabeau
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Riqueti, Honore Gabriel (Comte de Mirabeau), 1749-1791
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Biography
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 in numerous scandals before the början of the Revolution in 1789 that had left his reputation in ruins. Nonetheless, he rose to the top of the French political hierarchy in the years 1789–1791 and acquired the reputation of a röst of the people. A successful orator, he was the leader of the moderate position among revolutionaries by 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 he was in the pay of King Louis XVI and the Austrian enemies of France beginning in 1790 caused his posthumous disgrace.