Pierre Fatio
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Pierre Fatio was a Swiss politician.
, Montpellier
and Leiden. Back in Geneva, he made a reputation as a lawyer and followed the usual path of young patricians seeking access to high offices of the Republic.
Elected to the Council of Two Hundred in 1688, he held several positions in Government: lord of Saint-Victor and Chapter in 1691 , auditor in 1696 and lord of Peney in 1700. In 1705 his application for the Little Council was rejected in favor of his brother, Jacques-Francois, who did not have his experience in public affairs.
Fatio was then the spokesman and defender of the bourgeoisie
in the struggle against the patricians who now considered him a renegade. During the troubles of 1707, he proposed several reforms, notably the annual meeting of a General Council. However, it this dismissed by the influential fringe of his party who considered his positions too extreme. Claiming his participation in a proposed conspiracy to overthrow the government, the Little Council condemned Fatio to death. He was shot in the courtyard of the prison of the bishopric.
Biography
Registered at the University of Basel in 1679 and then in 1685 where he earned a doctorate in law in 1686 , Fatio also studied in ValenceValence, Drôme
Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois...
, Montpellier
Montpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
and Leiden. Back in Geneva, he made a reputation as a lawyer and followed the usual path of young patricians seeking access to high offices of the Republic.
Elected to the Council of Two Hundred in 1688, he held several positions in Government: lord of Saint-Victor and Chapter in 1691 , auditor in 1696 and lord of Peney in 1700. In 1705 his application for the Little Council was rejected in favor of his brother, Jacques-Francois, who did not have his experience in public affairs.
Fatio was then the spokesman and defender of the bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie
In sociology and political science, bourgeoisie describes a range of groups across history. In the Western world, between the late 18th century and the present day, the bourgeoisie is a social class "characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture." A member of the...
in the struggle against the patricians who now considered him a renegade. During the troubles of 1707, he proposed several reforms, notably the annual meeting of a General Council. However, it this dismissed by the influential fringe of his party who considered his positions too extreme. Claiming his participation in a proposed conspiracy to overthrow the government, the Little Council condemned Fatio to death. He was shot in the courtyard of the prison of the bishopric.