Two of its members, Etienne Claviere and Jean-Marie Roland, became the finance and interior minister; Roland's wife ran a salon that was a gathering-place for this group.
The measures that led to this group's downfall were introduced by Georges Couthon and ordered by Marie-Jean Herault. Two of its members, Etienne Claviere and Jean-Marie Roland, became the finance and interior minister; Roland's wife ran a salon that was a gathering-place for this group. This group agitated for the eventual war against (*) Austria, and its leaders included Pierre-Victurnien Vierginaud and Jacques-Pierre Brissot. This group held itself apart from the storming of the Tuilleries, and 29 of its deputies were arrested by Francois Hanriot, most of whom were subsequently guillotined during the Reign of Terror. For 10 points, identify this group of French Revolutionary moderates which hailed from the namesake departement and was opposed by the radical Montagnards.
The measures that led to this group's downfall were introduced by Georges Couthon and ordered by Marie-Jean Herault.
Girondists [or Girondin; accept Brissotins before "Brissot" is mentioned]