Montagnards
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The Montagnards were the radical Jacobin-led political group that dominated the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, advocating extreme egalitarian policies and centralization of power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Montagnards canonical | 25 |
| Montagnard | 7 |
| Montagnard faction | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Revolutionary faction
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ radical political group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| advocated |
centralization of power
ⓘ
extreme egalitarian policies ⓘ price controls ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Mountain
ⓘ
surface form:
La Montagne
The Mountain ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| basedIn | National Convention ⓘ |
| controlledBody | Committee of Public Safety ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| declineEvent | Thermidorian Reaction ⓘ |
| dominated | Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| fate | lost power after fall of Robespierre in July 1794 ⓘ |
| favored | centralized revolutionary government ⓘ |
| governmentTypeSupported | republic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key drivers of the radical phase of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| ideology |
Jacobin Club
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobinism
radical republicanism ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| leader | Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | their high seats in the National Convention ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bertrand Barère
ⓘ
Georges Danton ⓘ Jacques Hébert ⓘ Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ Louis Antoine de Saint-Just ⓘ Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| opposed |
Girondins
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| opposedPolicy | federalism in France ⓘ |
| policyOrientation |
anti-aristocratic measures
ⓘ
economic interventionism ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | de-Christianization campaigns (in part of the faction) ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | dominant faction in the National Convention during the Terror ⓘ |
| socialBase |
Parisian sans-culottes
ⓘ
radical urban workers ⓘ |
| supported |
execution of Louis XVI
ⓘ
strong central government ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
Law of 22 Prairial
ⓘ
Law of Suspects ⓘ levée en masse ⓘ maximum on prices ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1792–1794 ⓘ |
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