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Lucien Bonaparte Biography and Timeline

Follow Lucien Bonaparte through 12 dated historical records for France.

Lucien Bonaparte, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1799

Lucien supports procedural maneuver - Constitutional consequence

President of Council of Five Hundred · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Lucien Bonaparte figured in events surrounding lucien supports procedural maneuver at Paris. His position offered the conspirators an influential voice within the lower legislative chamber. This development weakened constitutional checks built into the Directory and prepared the replacement of its executive institutions.

Role range: 1793-1799

Lucien supports procedural maneuver

President of Council of Five Hundred · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Lucien Bonaparte occupied the presidency of the Council of Five Hundred at the time of the coup. His position offered the conspirators an influential voice within the lower legislative chamber.

Role range: 1793-1799

Five Hundred assemble at Saint-Cloud - Political consequence

Council president · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

Lucien Bonaparte figured in events surrounding five hundred assemble at saint-cloud at Saint-Cloud. Lucien Bonaparte's chairmanship placed him between angry deputies and his brother's military supporters. The action changed the balance between Bonaparte, the legislative councils and politicians seeking a stronger executive.

Role range: 1793-1799

Five Hundred assemble at Saint-Cloud

Council president · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

The Council of Five Hundred met at Saint-Cloud amid suspicion of the extraordinary transfer. Lucien Bonaparte's chairmanship placed him between angry deputies and his brother's military supporters.

Role range: 1793-1799

Lucien appeals to troops - Constitutional consequence

Council president · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

Lucien Bonaparte figured in events surrounding lucien appeals to troops at Saint-Cloud. He portrayed the assembly as endangered by hostile deputies, helping justify military action. This development weakened constitutional checks built into the Directory and prepared the replacement of its executive institutions.

Role range: 1793-1799

Lucien appeals to troops

Council president · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

Lucien Bonaparte appealed to troops outside the council chamber after the confrontation with his brother. He portrayed the assembly as endangered by hostile deputies, helping justify military action.

Role range: 1793-1799

Ancients face dissolution proposal Council of Ancients

Legislator · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

Following the dispersal of the Five Hundred, remaining legislators were pressed to accept a provisional executive and replacement institutions. The Ancients' participation supplied a veneer of legality to the military-backed settlement.

Role range: 1795-1799

Ancients hear warning of alleged plot Council of Ancients

Legislator · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

On 18 Brumaire, members of the Council of Ancients were told that the legislature faced a dangerous conspiracy. The accusation helped secure a decree transferring both chambers away from Paris.

Role range: 1795-1799

Five Hundred ordered to Saint-Cloud Council of Five Hundred

Legislator · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

A decree of the Council of Ancients transferred both chambers to Saint-Cloud under an alleged security threat. Members of the Five Hundred were confronted with a relocation they had not initiated.

Role range: 1795-1799

Lower chamber meets in Orangerie Council of Five Hundred

Legislator · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

Deputies assembled in the Orangerie at Saint-Cloud on 19 Brumaire. Suspicion about the transfer made proceedings increasingly hostile to the conspirators seeking to replace the constitution.

Role range: 1795-1799

Lucien abandons presiding chair Council of Five Hundred

Legislator · Saint-Cloud · Revolution / Revolution of France

The confrontation over Bonaparte's appearance disrupted the Council of Five Hundred. Lucien eventually left the chamber and appealed to the soldiers outside rather than securing a normal vote.

Role range: 1795-1799

Lucien elected president of Five Hundred Council of Five Hundred

Legislator · Paris · Revolution / Revolution of France

Lucien Bonaparte became president of the lower legislative chamber shortly before his brother's coup. The office gave him procedural influence at a moment when the Directory's constitutional survival was in doubt.

Role range: 1795-1799

Records, sources and methodology

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