The Dominican Covenant at which they met lent this political club their popular nickname, though they were formally called "la Société des Amis de la Constitution."
The Dominican Covenant at which they met lent this political club their popular nickname, though they were formally called "la Société des Amis de la Constitution." (la soh-see-et-AY day zahm ee duh la CON sti tu see un) Their main rivals, the Feuillants [fuh YAHNT], wanted a constitutional monarchy in France instead of an outright democracy. While Marat was murdered because of his association with this group, its most prominent deputy member was Robespierre, after whose death the group began to disband. FTP, name this group, the ruling French political party during "The Terror."          |
The Dominican Covenant at which they met lent this political club their popular nickname, though they were formally called "la Société des Amis de la Constitution."
{Jacobin} Club or Society of the {Jacobins}, or les {Amis de la Liberté et de l’Égalite} or {Friends of Liberty and Equality}