Comte de Mira beau

Mira beau, Comte de (1749–91), French revolutionary leader. A powerful orator, he became an early leader of the moderate wing of revolutionary forces, representing the third estate (the commoners) in the States-General (the French parliament). He worked secretly to establish a constitutional monarchy but was mistrusted by both revolutionaries and royalists. He was elected president of the National Assembly in 1791 but died a few months later.

See also: French Revolution; Jacobins.