Jakobiner-Verschwörung#
Jacobin Conspiracy: The impact of the French Revolution led to the establishment of a secret police force in 1793, which in 1794 uncovered a supposed conspiracy of so-called "Jacobins" in Vienna and Styria, who had connections with similar groups in Hungary. Andreas von Riedel, who was a former teacher of the emperor, a senior municipal official, and a number of respected citizens were involved. At a secret trial the accused were sentenced to severe punishments; the principal suspect, Lieutenant Franz von Hebenstreit, was hanged in 1795. The police used the Jacobin Conspiracy as grounds for keeping a strict watch on the press, on organisations of all kinds, and on the educational system.
Literature#
D. Silagi, Jakobiner in der Habsburgermonarchie, 1962; H. Reinalter (ed.), Jakobiner in Mitteleuropa, 1977; idem, Der Nationbegriff der oesterreichischen Jakobiner, MIOeG 91, 1983; S. Tull, Die politischen Zielvorstellungen der Wiener Freimaurer und Wiener Jakobiner im 18. Jahrhundert, 1993.