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