Charlotte Corday

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Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont, known as Charlotte Corday, was a figure of the French Revolution who assassinated revolutionary and Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat on 13 July 1793. Corday was a sympathiser of the Girondins, a moderate faction of French revolutionaries in opposition to the Jacobins. She held Marat responsible for the September Massacres of 1792 and, believing that the Revolution was in jeopardy from the more radical course the Jacobins had taken, she decided to assassinate Marat.

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A female given name from French.. Etymology: From Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). nat=British-Dutch.

The name Charlotte is of French origin, meaning "A female given name from French.. Etymology: From Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). nat=British-Dutch.". It is traditionally a female name.

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