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Jean-Baptiste Mailhe

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Source revisionSep 24, 2026
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Jean-Baptiste Mailhe, born Jean Mailhe, was a French politician of the French Revolution. A lawyer by training, he was a deputy to the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention, where he played a key role in the Trial of Louis XVI. His motion to sentence the king to death while allowing for a potential reprieve, known as the "Mailhe amendment", revealed emerging divisions among the deputies during the trial. He was later elected to the Council of Five Hundred and was proscribed under the Directory after the Coup of 18 Fructidor, before returning to France following the Coup of 18 Brumaire.

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