Director selection by overwhelming ballot Council of Ancients
The Ancients selected La Révellière-Lépeaux for the Directory with strong support. The vote helped fill the new executive after the dissolution of the Convention.
Role range: 1795-1799
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Louis Marie de La Revelliere-Lepeaux Biography and Timeline
Follow Louis Marie de La Revelliere-Lepeaux through 6 dated historical records for France.
Louis Marie de La Revelliere-Lepeaux, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1795
La Revelliere-Lepeaux enters Ancients Council of Ancients
La Révellière-Lépeaux took a seat in the Council of Ancients before his elevation to the Executive Directory. His passage through the new legislature illustrated the constitutional process of selecting Directors.
Role range: 1795-1799
Luxembourg government separates from legislature Council of Ancients
After the Directors were appointed, the executive established itself at the Luxembourg Palace rather than within the council chambers. Separate premises symbolized the constitutional attempt to divide governing powers.
Role range: 1795-1799
1796
Debates on nonjuring clergy persist Council of Ancients
Religious policy remained divisive as the Directory sought to contain opposition from refractory clergy. Both legislative councils reviewed restrictions and safeguards affecting worship and political loyalty.
Role range: 1795-1799
1797
Repressive press legislation reviewed Council of Ancients
Following Fructidor, the government expanded measures against royalist political organization and newspapers. The councils considered provisions that curtailed liberties associated with the Revolution's earlier phases.
Role range: 1795-1799
1798
Church-state tensions in republican policy Council of Ancients
Measures concerning religious congregations, public worship and clerical influence continued to reach the legislature. The Council of Ancients served as the final parliamentary checkpoint before such policies could take legal effect.
Role range: 1795-1799
Records, sources and methodology
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