Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793

E108712

The Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 was a pivotal popular uprising in Paris during the French Revolution that led to the purge of the Girondin deputies from the National Convention and the rise of the radical Montagnards.

All labels observed (5)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf event of the French Revolution ⓘ
political purge ⓘ
popular uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 31 May – 2 June Days ⓘ
Journées of 31 May – 2 June 1793 ⓘ
followedBy Reign of Terror ⓘ
federalist revolts in the provinces ⓘ
hasCause Girondin attempts to curb the Paris Commune ⓘ
conflict between Girondins and Montagnards ⓘ
popular discontent over food shortages ⓘ
pressure from sans-culottes for stronger revolutionary measures ⓘ
hasEffect centralization of power in Paris ⓘ
consolidation of Montagnard control over the Convention ⓘ
marginalization of provincial federalist movements ⓘ
preparation of conditions for the Reign of Terror ⓘ
hasEndDate 1793-06-02 ⓘ
hasIdeologicalContext radical Jacobin and Montagnard politics ⓘ
hasLocation France ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
hasParticipant Girondins ⓘ
Montagnards ⓘ
National Convention ⓘ
National Guard of Paris ⓘ
Paris Commune ⓘ
Paris sections ⓘ
sans-culottes ⓘ
hasPoliticalContext struggle between revolutionary factions ⓘ
hasStartDate 1793-05-31 ⓘ
historicalPeriod First French Republic ⓘ
involvedAction mass demonstrations in Paris ⓘ
pressure on deputies to vote for arrest of Girondins ⓘ
surrounding of the National Convention by armed forces ⓘ
opposedBy Girondins ⓘ
moderate deputies in the National Convention ⓘ
organizedBy Paris Commune ⓘ
partOf French Revolution ⓘ
precededBy fall of the monarchy on 10 August 1792 ⓘ
trial and execution of Louis XVI ⓘ
resultedIn arrest of leading Girondin deputies ⓘ
political ascendancy of the Montagnards ⓘ
purge of Girondin deputies from the National Convention ⓘ
radicalization of the National Convention ⓘ
strengthening of the Paris Commune ⓘ
significance marked a turning point toward more radical revolutionary policies ⓘ
marked the defeat of the Girondin faction at the national level ⓘ
supportedBy Paris sections ⓘ
sans-culottes ⓘ
tookPlaceInGovernmentBody National Convention ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Girondins → downfallEvent → Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 ⓘ
Girondins → notableTrial → trial of the Girondins (1793) ⓘ
linked to: Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
Maximilien Robespierre → participatedIn → Fall of the Girondins ⓘ
linked to: Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
Reign of Terror → precededBy → Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 ⓘ
Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 → alsoKnownAs → Journées of 31 May – 2 June 1793 ⓘ
linked to: Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
Paris sections → significantEvent → Insurrection of 31 May–2 June 1793 ⓘ
linked to: Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793
François Hanriot → participatedIn → Insurrection of 31 May – 2 June 1793 ⓘ