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Feuillants (föyäN`), political club of the French Revolution. It emerged in July, 1791, when those Jacobins Jacobins (jăk`əbĭnz), political club of the French Revolution . ..... Click the link for more information. who opposed a petition for the dethronement of the king split off and began to meet at the former Feuillant convent. Its chief member was Antoine Barnave Barnave, Antoine Pierre Joseph Marie (äNtwän` pyĕr zhōzĕf` märē` bärnäv`) ..... Click the link for more information. . The Feuillants advocated a constitutional monarchy. In Mar., 1792, Girondists Girondists (jĭrŏn`dĭsts) or Girondins ..... Click the link for more information. helped overthrow the Feuillant ministry, which opposed war against Austria. From then on, the Feuillants were identified with the royalists and aristocrats and, after the fall (Sept., 1792) of the monarchy, were suppressed by the Jacobins. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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