Republican DebateJanuary 1791
The Jacobin Club becomes a forum where doubts about monarchy and royal trust increasingly appear
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Louis Marie La Revelliere-Lepeaux Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Louis Marie La Revelliere-Lepeaux, based on 9 World History Database records associated with France.
9 records1791–17998 events1 places
Chronological biography
1791
Republican DebateJanuary 1791
The Jacobin Club becomes a forum where doubts about monarchy and royal trust increasingly appear.
1795
Election to Council of AncientsOctober 1795
La Revelliere-Lepeaux was elected to the Council of Ancients as the constitutional institutions of the Directory replaced the Convention.
Election to DirectoryNovember 1795
La Revelliere-Lepeaux was elected to the Executive Directory with an overwhelming vote in the Council of Ancients.
1796
President of DirectoryAugust 1796
La Revelliere-Lepeaux served as president of the Directory during the summer of 1796.
Congratulations after Italian Victories18 August 1796
La Revelliere-Lepeaux wrote to Josephine Bonaparte after the victories of Lonato and Castiglione and praised Napoleon's military success.
1797
Support for Fructidor Coup4 September 1797
La Revelliere-Lepeaux helped drive the anti-royalist coup of 18 Fructidor after electoral gains threatened the republican Directory.
1798
TheophilanthropyMay 1798
La Revelliere-Lepeaux supported Theophilanthropy as a civic religious movement intended to encourage morality outside traditional Catholic institutions.
1799
Resignation from Directory18 June 1799
The crisis of 30 Prairial forced La Revelliere-Lepeaux to resign from the Directory after pressure from the legislative councils.
Titles and roles
Deputy · Director · Member of Jacobin Club · President of Directory
Record provenance
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