Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne

Jacques Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (23 April 1756 – 3 June 1819), also known as Jean Nicolas, is a French personality of the Revolutionary period.

Though not one of the most well known figures of the French Revolution, Jacques Nicolas Billaud Varenne is an instrumental figure of the period known as the Reign of Terror.

As Varenne climbs his way up the ladder of power during the period of The Terror, he is recognized for his courage and dedication to the cause.

He is recognized and works with French Revolution figures Georges Danton and Maximilien Robespierre, and is often considered one of the key architects of the period known as The Terror.

Those who are to lead a period of such social turbulence as The Terror have to exhibit an exorbitant amount of fervor to overturn society in the pursuit of what is thought to be a better future, and Varenne—an extreme Montagnard—is such a person.

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