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1799 events of the French Revolution

  • Sénat conservateurThe Senate convened for the first time on the 25th of December 1799 within the Luxembourg Palace. Napoleon Bonaparte had just seized power through the Coup…
  • Council of Five HundredThe Constitution of Year III arrived on the 24th of September 1795 after a public referendum. This document created the Council of Five Hundred as the lower…
  • French ConsulateFrench military disasters in 1798 and 1799 had shaken the Directory, and eventually shattered it in November 1799. Historians sometimes date the start of the…
  • Coup of 18 BrumaireOn the 12th of March 1799, Habsburg-controlled Austria declared war on France. This declaration triggered emergency measures that allowed the pro-war Jacobin…
  • Constitution of the Year VIIIOn the 18th of Brumaire, year VIII, which corresponds to the 9th of November 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte executed a coup d'état in Saint-Cloud.
  • Corps législatifThe Constitution of the Year VIII took effect in 1799 and established a new Corps législatif. This body replaced the Council of Five Hundred from the…
  • French DirectoryOn the 26th of October 1795, five men took their seats in the Luxembourg Palace to begin a new experiment in French governance.