# Elisabeth Coste

> Elisabeth Coste was a French cloth merchant, known for having participated in the so-called "Galettes Affair" during the French Revolution, under the Reign of Terror. During a famine that raged in the Montpellier region, Elisabeth Coste was accused of providing bread (galettes) to hungry exiled priests, despite a city-wide ban on keeping flour at home.

*French revolutionary (1748-1794)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1748
- **Died:** 1794-04-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Elisabeth Coste was a French cloth merchant, known for having participated in the so-called "Galettes Affair" during the French Revolution, under the Reign of Terror. During a famine that raged in the Montpellier region, Elisabeth Coste was accused of providing bread (galettes) to hungry exiled priests, despite a city-wide ban on keeping flour at home.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 35.5
- **Momentum:** 0.5

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77668855)

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