Cordeliers Club

(French Hist.) A republican society, formed at Paris in 1790, that received its name from their meetings being held in a chapel which had been built by the Cordelier monks. Danton was the first president, and among the more celebrated members were Marat, Camille Des moulins, Fabre d'Eglantine, Robert, and Hébert. The C. demanded the abolition of royalty in 1791. They also clamored for the death of Louis XVI., in 1793; and, in conjunction with the Jacobins, conspired for the overthrow of the Girondists. It was di olved in 1794.