Barnave

British  

/ barnav /

noun

1. Antoine Pierre . 1761–93, French revolutionary. A prominent member of the National Assembly, he was executed for his royalist sympathies

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Example Sentences

Barnave, impetuous in his temper, was clear and measured in discourse, and once in opposition to Mirabeau, defending the royal prerogative, rose beyond himself to the height of a great occasion.

From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund

Lameth and Lafayette appeared at the Jacobins arm in arm; and when the general was attacked for negligence in guarding the Tuileries, Barnave effectually defended him.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville

On July 15, in a speech which was considered the finest heard in France since Mirabeau, Barnave carried an overwhelming vote in favour of monarchy.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville

The queen shed tears as she extended her hand to him, and often afterwards spoke of Barnave with regard.

From The Peasant and the Prince by Kronheim, Joseph Martin

Then followed the executions of Bailly, Mayor of Paris; Barnave, one of the most eloquent and upright members of the Constituent Assembly; Dupont Dutertre, one of the ministers of Louis�XVI.;

From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John