Society of Friends of the Constitution
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The Society of Friends of the Constitution, better known as the Jacobin Club, was a leading radical political club during the French Revolution that championed republicanism, popular sovereignty, and sweeping social reforms.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Society of the Friends of the Constitution | 1 |
| Société des amis de la Constitution | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobin Club
ⓘ
political club ⓘ revolutionary organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | French Revolution ⓘ |
| aim |
centralization of power in the National Convention
ⓘ
defense of the Revolution ⓘ establishment of a republic ⓘ sweeping social reforms ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jacobin Club
ⓘ
Jacobin Club ⓘ
surface form:
Society of the Jacobins
Society of Friends of the Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Société des amis de la Constitution
|
| basedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| controlled |
Committee of Public Safety
ⓘ
surface form:
Committee of Public Safety (de facto influence)
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1794 ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | fall of Robespierre ⓘ |
| founded | 1789 ⓘ |
| hadMember |
Bertrand Barère
ⓘ
Camille Desmoulins ⓘ Georges Danton ⓘ Jacques Hébert ⓘ Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ Louis Antoine de Saint-Just ⓘ Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of revolutionary radicalism in the French Revolution ⓘ |
| ideology |
popular sovereignty
ⓘ
radical democracy ⓘ republicanism ⓘ social egalitarianism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Age of Enlightenment
ⓘ
surface form:
Enlightenment
Republicanism ⓘ
surface form:
Rousseauian republicanism
|
| inspired | later radical and republican movements in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Jacobin convent
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobin convent in Paris
|
| membership |
Parisian sans-culottes leaders
ⓘ
deputies of the National Assembly ⓘ |
| opposed |
Girondins
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | network of affiliated clubs across France ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
Reign of Terror
ⓘ
establishment of the First French Republic ⓘ overthrow of the monarchy in 1792 ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | far-left ⓘ |
| published | political addresses and manifestos ⓘ |
| supported |
abolition of feudal privileges
ⓘ
dechristianization policies (in part of its membership) ⓘ price controls on basic goods ⓘ universal male suffrage ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Société des amis de la Constitution
this entity surface form:
Society of the Friends of the Constitution