The end of the Directory in November 1799. Explore the related historical entries from the same archive as the main French Revolution records.
Roger Ducos figured in events surrounding ducos aligns with sieyes at Paris. Their alignment meant that two sitting Directors were willing to help overturn the institution they served. It was one step in dismantling the five-member Directory and establishing the provisional Consulate.
Barras hosted Bonaparte for dinner as political manoeuvring intensified shortly before the coup of Brumaire.
Fouche met Bonaparte shortly before Brumaire and positioned the police ministry to accommodate the coming change of government.
Napoleon met Joseph Fouche during preparations for the political operation that became the coup of Brumaire.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord figured in events surrounding talleyrand cultivates bonaparte at Paris. His political connections made him a valuable intermediary between the general and elite supporters of constitutional change. It was one step in dismantling the five-member Directory and establishing the provisional Consulate.
Cambaceres met Bonaparte on the eve of the coup during a period of intense political negotiation. The lawyer would become an important figure in the institutional order created after Brumaire.
Jean-Jacques Regis de Cambaceres figured in events surrounding last consultations before coup at Paris. The lawyer would become an important figure in the institutional order created after Brumaire. The episode contributed to the outcome in which Bonaparte emerged as France’s leading executive authority.
Napoleon joined Sieyes and allied politicians in the coup that began on 18 Brumaire and transferred the councils away from Paris.
Jean-Francois Moulin figured in events surrounding moulin resists directors resignation at Paris. The refusal of remaining Directors to cooperate showed that the takeover was not consensual. It was one step in dismantling the five-member Directory and establishing the provisional Consulate.
Barras resigned as the coup of Brumaire destroyed the Directory and ended his central role in revolutionary government.
Napoleon Bonaparte figured in events surrounding bonaparte addresses ancients at Saint-Cloud. The appearance exposed the limits of his ability to win parliamentary consent by persuasion. It was one step in dismantling the five-member Directory and establishing the provisional Consulate.
The coup of Brumaire ended the Directory, and Napoleon became a provisional consul alongside Sieyes and Roger Ducos.
Ducos became one of the three provisional consuls chosen after the legislative councils were neutralized. The appointment marked the formal replacement of the Directory by a new executive arrangement.
Roger Ducos figured in events surrounding provisional executive announced at Saint-Cloud. The appointment marked the formal replacement of the Directory by a new executive arrangement. It was one step in dismantling the five-member Directory and establishing the provisional Consulate.
Sieyes was designated provisional consul together with Bonaparte and Ducos. Although he had helped devise the coup, the emerging arrangement increasingly favored Bonaparte.
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes figured in events surrounding sieyes enters provisional consulate at Saint-Cloud. Although he had helped devise the coup, the emerging arrangement increasingly favored Bonaparte. The episode contributed to the outcome in which Bonaparte emerged as France’s leading executive authority.
Bonaparte took up authority under the provisional Consulate in the aftermath of the Saint-Cloud events. A military-backed political reversal was presented as the beginning of constitutional reconstruction.
Fouche remained a central police official as the Consulate consolidated its control of Paris. Continuity in surveillance and public order helped the new government avoid an immediate counterstroke.
After Brumaire, Talleyrand returned to the Ministry of Foreign Relations and aligned himself closely with Bonaparte's new government.
The Constitution of Year VIII was adopted in the wake of Brumaire and replaced the Directory's framework with a Consulate. The document created institutions that concentrated practical executive authority in the First Consul.
Pierre Claude Francois Daunou figured in events surrounding constitution of year viii completed at Paris. The document created institutions that concentrated practical executive authority in the First Consul. It was one step in dismantling the five-member Directory and establishing the provisional Consulate.
The institutions of the Consulate began operating under the Constitution of Year VIII with Bonaparte as First Consul. The coup had culminated in a durable executive system dominated by its principal military leader.
Napoleon Bonaparte figured in events surrounding bonaparte becomes first consul at Paris. The coup had culminated in a durable executive system dominated by its principal military leader. The episode contributed to the outcome in which Bonaparte emerged as France’s leading executive authority.
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.
During the coup of 18 Brumaire, Barras resigned from the Directory as Bonaparte and civilian allies seized the initiative. His departure helped deprive the executive of the membership needed to govern.
The fall of the Directory in November ended the institution La Revelliere Lepeaux had helped govern, though he was no longer in office during the coup.
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.
Sieyes used the aftermath of the parliamentary crisis to pursue a more radical constitutional change that would culminate in the coup of November.
Following the dissolution of the Directory, Sieyes served as a provisional consul alongside Bonaparte and Roger Ducos while a replacement constitution was prepared.
The Brumaire legislation designated Bonaparte, Sieyès and Ducos as provisional consuls. The arrangement displaced the five-member Directory and ended the Ancients' role as a chamber of the republican legislature.
Sieyes left the Directory as the coup unfolded, helping dismantle the five member executive that the conspirators intended to replace.
Sieyes withdrew from the final consular leadership after the constitution established Bonaparte as First Consul, ending his direct role in the revolutionary executive.
He worked with Sieyès and Bonaparte's supporters during the planning of the coup. His experience and connections helped bridge civilian politicians and military leaders.
During 18 Brumaire, Talleyrand participated in efforts to remove Director Barras. The resignation weakened the Directory at the moment the conspirators sought to replace it.
Bonaparte's new government restored Talleyrand to the foreign affairs portfolio in November. His return marked the start of a central role in consular diplomacy after the Revolution's republican decade.