The Plain

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The Plain was a centrist, often unaligned group of deputies in the French National Convention during the Revolution, positioned between the radical Montagnards and the moderate Girondins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Revolution political group
parliamentary faction
political group
activeYearsEnd 1795
activeYearsStart 1792
alternativeName La Plaine
Marais district
surface form: Le Marais
associatedWithEvent Reign of Terror
country France
followedBy Thermidorian deputies
surface form: Thermidorian moderates
geographicalMetaphor sat between the high benches of the Mountain and the rest of the hall
governingBodyContext French First Republic
surface form: First French Republic
historicalPeriod French Revolution
historicalRegionContext Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France
historicalSignificance mediated between radical and moderate blocs
ideologicalTendency often unaligned
influencedBy Girondins
Montagnards
languageOfName French
legislativeBody French National Convention
locatedBetween Girondins
surface form: The Girondins

La Montaña
surface form: The Mountain
memberOf National Convention
surface form: National Convention deputies
membershipCharacteristic included many lawyers
included many professionals
lacked strong ideological cohesion
metIn Salle du Manège
notableEventParticipation trial of Louis XVI
operatedIn French National Convention
opposedTo Girondins
surface form: The Girondins
partOf French revolutionary political culture
politicalPosition centrist
moderate
politicalStrategy opportunistic
pragmatic
positionInLegislature centrist
precededBy moderate elements of the Legislative Assembly
roleInConvention held balance of power between factions
socialComposition middle-class deputies
provincial deputies
sometimesAlliedWith Girondins
surface form: The Girondins

The Mountain
typeOfFaction centrist bloc in a revolutionary assembly
votedOn execution of Louis XVI
votingBehavior frequently shifted alliances
often decisive in close votes

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