Vindiciae Gallicae and Other Writings on the French Revolution

Dramatis Personae

289 Dramatis Personae Abercorn: James Hamilton, eighth Earl Abercorn, 1712–89. Politician. Aguesseau: Henri François d’Aguesseau, 1668–1751. French jurist, three times chancellor of France under Louis XV. Princess Anne: 1665–1714. Second daughter of James II, later queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1702–14). Anne of Austria (Antonietta of Austria): 1601–66. Queen of France, wife of Louis XIII. Antillon: Don Isidore d’Antillon, 1778–1814. Professor and member of the Cortes who became a victim of the Spanish restoration. Artois: Charles Philippe de Bourbon, comte d’Artois, 1757–1836. Brother of Louis XVI, émigré leader during the French Revolution. King of France as Charles X 1824–30. Bacon: Sir Francis Bacon, 1561–1626. Baron Verulam of Verulam and Viscount St. Albans. English philosopher and statesman. Bailly (Bailli): Jean-Sylvain Bailly, 1736–93. Member of the Estates General and mayor of Paris from 1789. Barrere (Barère): Bertrand Barère (de Vieuzac), 1755–1841. French revolutionary— originally a monarchist but was later a member of the Committee of Public Safety. Attacked Robespierre at Thermidor. Bayard: Pierre du Terrail, Chevalier de Bayard, 1473–1524. French soldier. Beccaria: Cesare, Marchese de Beccaria, 1738–94. Italian jurist and philosopher, author of Dei delitti e delle pene (on crimes and punishments). Bentham: Jeremy Bentham, 1748–1832. English philosopher and social reformer, pioneer of utilitarianism. Birkbeck: Morris Birkbeck, 1764–1825. Author of Notes on a Journey through France 290 dramatis personae from Dieppe through Paris and Lyons to the Pyrenees, and back through Toulouse, in July, August, and September 1814 (1814). Blackstone: Sir William Blackstone, 1723–80. English judge and jurist, author of Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765–69). Blackwood: Adam Blackwood, 1539–1613. Scottish author and critic of George Buchanan. Boileau: Nicolas Boileau, known as Boileau Despréaux, 1636–1711. French poet and critic. Bolingbroke: Henry St. John, first Viscount Bolingbroke, 1678–1751. English statesman and author. Bossuet: Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, 1627–1704. French cleric and orator. Breteuil: Louis Auguste Le Tennelier, baron de Breteuil, 1730–1807. Diplomat and statesman. Brienne: Etienne Charles, Loménie de Brienne, 1727–94. French statesman and cleric who replaced Calonne as Louis XVI’s principal minister and triedto introduce reforms. Brion de la Tour: Louis Brion de la Tour, 1756–1823. Cartographer. Brissonius: Barnabas Brissonius, 1531–91. Jurist. Buchanan: George Buchanan, 1506–82. Scottish scholar and humanist. Buonaparte: Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon I, 1769–1821. Corsican general who became emperor of France in 1804. Burgh: James Burgh, 1714–75. Scottish dissenter, teacher, and moral and political reformer. Burke: Edmund Burke, 1729–97. Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher. Author of Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790). Burlamaqui: Jean Jacques Burlamaqui, 1694–1748. Swiss jurist. Author of Principe du droit naturel (1747) and Principes du droit politique (1751). Burnet: Dr. Gilbert Burnet, 1643–1715. Bishop of Salisbury, historian and supporter of William and Mary’s accession to the English throne. Cadmus: The legendary founder of Thebes. Son of the Phoenician king Agenor and brother of Europa. Famed for having introduced the Greek alphabet from Phoenicia. dramatis personae 291 Calonne: Charles Alexandre de Calonne, 1734–1802. Controller general of French finances 1783–87. Author of De l’état de la France (1790). Lord Camelford: See Thomas Pitt. Camus: Armand Gaston Camus, 1740–1804. French revolutionary politician. Candolle: Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, 1778–1841. Genevan botanist. Caraman: Victor Louis Charles Riquet, duc de Caraman, 1762–1839. French soldier and diplomat. Cartwright: Major John Cartwright, 1740–1824. English political reformer. Chabroud: Jean Baptiste Charles Chabroud, 1750–1816. Representative of the Third Estate in Estates General, author of a report on the actions of Châtelet following the events of 5–6 October 1789. Charles I: 1600–1649. King of Great Britain and Ireland. Executed following the English Civil War. Charles II: 1630–85. King of Great Britain and Ireland. Came to the throne at the Restoration in 1660. Chatham: William Pitt, first Earl of Chatham, Pitt the Elder, 1708–78. Prime minister . Father of William Pitt the Younger. Churchill: John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough, 1650–1722. Clarendon: Edward Hyde, first Earl of Clarendon, 1609–74. English statesman and historian of the English Civil War. Clermont Tonnerre: Stanislas, comte de Clermont Tonnerre, 1757–92. Moderate French revolutionary politician, associated with the Monarchiens. Coke: Sir Edward Coke, 1552–1634. English judge and jurist. Collins: Anthony Collins, 1676–1729. Deist and author of...