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.

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Generate an image of Plain (La Plaine) (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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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary faction ⓘ
political group ⓘ
alsoKnownAs La Plaine ⓘ
Le Marais ⓘ
linked to: Marais district
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 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 ⓘ
linked to: 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 revolutionary France ⓘ
linked to: French Revolution
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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National Convention → politicalFaction → Plain (La Plaine) ⓘ
French National Convention → containedFaction → Plain (La Plaine) ⓘ