The Committee of General Security was a parliamentary committee of the French National Convention which acted as police agency during the French Revolution. Established as a committee of the Conventio
The Committee of General Security was located in Hôtel de Brionne on the right; it gathered on the first floor. (The Tuileries Palace, which housed the convention, is on the left)
Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier
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Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier was a major French politician of the French Revolution. He is sometimes called the "Great Inquisitor", for his active participation in the Reign of Terror.
Marc-Guillaume Alexis Vadier by Edmé Quenedey des Ricets, 1789
Vadier by David d'Angers
Vadier by François Bonneville (1799)