Antoine Barnave
Antoine Barnave | |
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Antoine Barnave by Joseph Boze (1791, Carnavalet Museum) | |
| 3rd Mayor of Grenoble | |
| In office 1 August 1790 – 21 November 1790 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Marie de Barral |
| Succeeded by | Daniel d'Isoard |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 9 July 1789 – 30 September 1791 | |
| Constituency | Grenoble |
| Member of the Estates-General for the Third Estate | |
| In office 7 January 1789 – 9 July 1789 | |
| Constituency | Grenoble |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave 21 September 1761 Grenoble, France |
| Died | 29 November 1793 (aged 32) Paris, France |
| Political party | Jacobin (1789–1791) Feuillant (1791–1793) |
| Parent(s) | Jean-Pierre Barnave and Marie-Louise de Pré de Seigle de Presle |
| Alma mater | University of Grenoble |
| Profession | Lawyer, writer |
Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan pjɛʁ ʒozɛf maʁi baʁnav], 21 September 1761 – 29 November 1793) was a French politician, and, together with Honoré Mirabeau, one of the most influential orators of the early part of the French Revolution. He is most notable for correspondence with Marie Antoinette in an attempt to set up a constitutional monarchy and for being one of the founding members of the Feuillants.