National Convention (20 Sept 1792 Jahr – 26 Okt 1795 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

- replaced the Legislative Assembly
- France proclaimed a republic: the people held sovereign power, not the monarch
- many members belonged to the Jacobin Club
divided into two groups:
- Girondists: a moderate group that fought for control of the French National Convention in 1793
- the Mountain: led by Robespierre and Danton, the French National Convention’s radical faction, which seized legislative power in 1793

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