- girondists
- n. member of the moderate republican party formed during the French revolution
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
girondists
Look at other dictionaries:
Girondist — The Girondists (in French Girondins , and sometimes Brissotins or Baguettes ) were a political faction in France within the Legislative Assembly and the National Convention during the French Revolution. The Girondists were a group of individuals… … Wikipedia
Georges Danton — Georges Jacques Danton According to a biographer, Danton s height was colossal, his make athletic, his features strongly marked, coarse, and displeasing; his voice shook the domes of the halls .[1] President of the … Wikipedia
Maximilien Robespierre — Robespierre c. 1790, (anonymous), Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France Deputy and member of the Committee of Public Safety In office 27 July 1793 – 27 … Wikipedia
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud — (May 31, 1753 – October 31, 1793) was a French orator and revolutionary.BackgroundHe was born at Limoges, the son of a merchant who lost most of his money by speculation. The boy was sent to the Jesuit college at Limôges, where he did well. Anne… … Wikipedia
Marquis de Condorcet — Condorcet redirects here. For other uses, see Condorcet (disambiguation). Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet Marquis de Condorcet Born 17 September 1743(1743 09 17) … Wikipedia
Charles François Dumouriez — Charles François du Périer Dumouriez (25 January 1739 – 14 March 1823) was a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. He shared the victory at Valmy with General François Christophe Kellermann, but later deserted the Revolutionary… … Wikipedia
French Counter-Revolution — The French Counter Revolution was a period in the history of France where certain individuals, groups and nations openly opposed the French Revolution. Causes During the early stages of the French Revolution many were not content with the status… … Wikipedia
The Mountain — For other articles titled The Mountain , see The Mountain (disambiguation). The Mountain (French: La Montagne) refers in the context of the history of the French Revolution to a political group, whose members, called Montagnards, sat on the… … Wikipedia
Gilbert Romme — Gilbert Romme, etching by H. Rousseau Gilbert Romme (26 March 1750 – 17 June 1795) was a French politician and mathematician who developed the French Republican Calendar. Biography Charles Gilbert Romme was born in Riom, Puy de Dôme, in the… … Wikipedia
Marguerite-Élie Guadet — (20 July 1758 – 17 June 1794)[1] was a French political figure of the Revolutionary period. Rise to prominence Born in Saint Émilion, Gironde, Aquitaine, he had already gained a reputation as a lawyer in Bordeaux by the time of the Revolution. In … Wikipedia
