Plain (La Plaine)
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Plain (La Plaine) was the centrist, non-aligned group of deputies in the French National Convention during the Revolution, positioned between the radical Montagnards and the moderate Girondins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plain (La Plaine) canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary faction
ⓘ
political group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
La Plaine
ⓘ
Marais district ⓘ
surface form:
Le Marais
|
| characterizationByHistorians |
centrist majority
ⓘ
opportunistic ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| decisionMakingStyle | pragmatic ⓘ |
| endTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| era | late 18th century ⓘ |
| governingBodyOf | deputies representing various French departments ⓘ |
| governmentalRole | legislative decision-making ⓘ |
| hadNoFormalPartyStructure | true ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
French First Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
First French Republic
|
| historicalSignificance | embodied the centrist majority of the French Revolution’s main assembly ⓘ |
| ideologicalAlignment | non-aligned ⓘ |
| influenceAfterThermidor | shifted toward more moderate policies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | political circumstances rather than fixed doctrine ⓘ |
| influencePeak | during the Reign of Terror ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | French National Convention ⓘ |
| locatedInChamber | center benches of the Convention ⓘ |
| membershipSize | largest grouping in the Convention ⓘ |
| membershipType | deputies of the National Convention ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its seating on the lower, flat part of the hall ⓘ |
| notableEventParticipation |
Trial of Louis XVI
ⓘ
surface form:
trial of Louis XVI
|
| notableFor | lack of strong ideological cohesion ⓘ |
| operatedIn | French National Convention ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Girondins
ⓘ
Montagnards ⓘ |
| opposedFaction |
Girondins
ⓘ
Montagnards ⓘ |
| parliamentaryChamberType | unicameral revolutionary assembly ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | mediating group between radical and moderate factions ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
centrist
ⓘ
moderate ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext |
French Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
revolutionary France
|
| positionRelativeToGirondins | more radical ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToMontagnards | more moderate ⓘ |
| roleInConvention | swing vote between Montagnards and Girondins ⓘ |
| startTime | 1792 ⓘ |
| tendencyDuringTerror | largely followed Montagnards under pressure ⓘ |
| typicalPolicyPreference | order and stability over ideological extremes ⓘ |
| typicalSocialBackground | middle-class deputies ⓘ |
| votedOn | execution of Louis XVI ⓘ |
| votingBehavior | often decisive in close votes ⓘ |
| votingPatternDescription | often followed whichever side seemed ascendant ⓘ |
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Subject: Plain (La Plaine) Description of subject: Plain (La Plaine) was the centrist, non-aligned group of deputies in the French National Convention during the Revolution, positioned between the radical Montagnards and the moderate Girondins.
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