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Robespierre's mom died so he and his 3 brothers were raised by their maternal grandparents -
He earned a law degree at Lycée Louis-le-Grand and then practiced at Arras -
Robespierre was elected to the Estates General of the French legislature and started to gain popularity -
He was elected president of the powerful Jacobin political faction. -
Robespierre helped right The Declaration of Rights of Man. -
He wrote his maiden speech in May -
He became the head of the paris delegation for the new government called the National Convention -
The revolutionary government started to question his ideas because there were no more outside enemies threatening france -
Robespierre has just been arrested -
He has escaped and hid in the city hall, Hôtel de Ville, in paris, and the National Convention has officially ruled him an outlaw