What is Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès?
[[File:David d'Angers - Sieyes.jpg|thumb|Bust of Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès by French sculptor David d'Angers]] '''Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès''' (3 May 1748 – 20 June 1836), usually known as the '''Abbé Sieyès''' was a [[French Revolution|French]] Roman [[Catholicism|Catholic]] ''abbé'', clergyman, and [[Politics|political]] [[writer]] who was the chief political theorist of the [[French Revolution]](1789–1799); he also held offices in the governments of the [[French Consulate]] (1799–1804) and the [[First French Empire]] (1804–1815). {{multistub|history|Europe}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph}} [[Category:1748 births]] [[Category:1836 deaths]] [[Category:French Roman Catholic priests]] [[Category:Legion of Honour]] [[Category:Presidents of the National Convention]] [[Category:Ambassadors of France]]