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Chaumette

A French revolutionary official.

minor

Also known as Procureur Chaumette, Citizen Chaumette

First appearance: I: Paris: 1793

Chaumette shows up with force in I: Paris: 1793. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Procureur Chaumette proposes the Goddess of Reason as a new deity for Paris, elaborating on the details of the festival.
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