What political club was associated with Maximilien Robespierre?

The political club associated with Maximilien Robespierre was the Jacobin Club.

Founded in 1789, the club originally brought together deputies who supported the French Revolution. It first met in a former Dominican monastery on Paris’s Rue Saint-Honoré; the Dominicans were commonly called Jacobins, giving the organization its name.

Robespierre became one of the club’s most influential leaders and served as its president in 1790. Through speeches, affiliated societies, and political organizing, the Jacobins developed a powerful national network. By 1793, the club was closely linked with the radical Montagnards and the revolutionary government’s Reign of Terror.

A common mix-up is treating “Jacobins” and “Montagnards” as exact synonyms. The Montagnards were a faction in the National Convention, while the Jacobin Club was a political organization; many leading Montagnards, including Robespierre, were also Jacobins. The Feuillants and Cordeliers were separate revolutionary clubs.