Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI
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The Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI was a political purge during the French Directory in 1798, in which the government annulled election results to remove a surge of radical and opposition deputies from the legislature.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI canonical | 4 |
| Coup of 22 Floréal | 2 |
| Coup of Floréal Year VI | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI Context triple: [Directory, notableEvent, Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI]
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A.
Coup of 18 Fructidor
The Coup of 18 Fructidor was a decisive 1797 purge by France’s Directory that crushed royalist influence, annulled recent elections, and marked a turn toward more authoritarian republican rule.
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B.
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Coup of 18 Brumaire was the 1799 seizure of power in France that overthrew the Directory and paved the way for Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule as First Consul.
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C.
May Coup d'État
The May Coup d'État was a 1926 military takeover in Poland led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew the democratic government and established a more authoritarian regime.
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D.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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E.
Thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a pivotal phase of the French Revolution marked by the overthrow and execution of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, leading to a more moderate republican government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI Target entity description: The Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI was a political purge during the French Directory in 1798, in which the government annulled election results to remove a surge of radical and opposition deputies from the legislature.
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A.
Coup of 18 Fructidor
The Coup of 18 Fructidor was a decisive 1797 purge by France’s Directory that crushed royalist influence, annulled recent elections, and marked a turn toward more authoritarian republican rule.
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B.
Coup of 18 Brumaire
The Coup of 18 Brumaire was the 1799 seizure of power in France that overthrew the Directory and paved the way for Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule as First Consul.
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C.
May Coup d'État
The May Coup d'État was a 1926 military takeover in Poland led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew the democratic government and established a more authoritarian regime.
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D.
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a pivotal insurrection on 10 August 1792 during the French Revolution, in which revolutionaries overran the royal residence in Paris and effectively ended King Louis XVI’s constitutional monarchy.
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E.
Thermidorian Reaction
The Thermidorian Reaction was a pivotal phase of the French Revolution marked by the overthrow and execution of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, leading to a more moderate republican government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup
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event in the French Revolution ⓘ political purge ⓘ |
| aim |
to reduce radical influence in the legislature
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to secure a more compliant legislature for the Directory ⓘ |
| calendar | French Republican Calendar ⓘ |
| cause | electoral gains by radical and opposition candidates in 1798 legislative elections ⓘ |
| country | French Republic ⓘ |
| followedBy | Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII ⓘ |
| governmentBodyInvolved | French Directory ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI
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surface form:
Coup of 22 Floréal
Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ
surface form:
Coup of Floréal Year VI
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| historicalContext |
post-Thermidorian reaction politics
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struggle between moderates and radicals in revolutionary France ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyAffected |
Conseil des Anciens
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surface form:
Council of Ancients
Council of Five Hundred (faction) ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
|
| locatedInPeriod |
French Directory
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French Revolution ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
11 May 1798
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22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| method |
annulment of election results
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invalidation of deputies’ mandates ⓘ |
| partOf | political struggles of the French Directory ⓘ |
| politicalOrientationOfTargets |
opposition deputies
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radical deputies ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Coup of 18 Fructidor
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surface form:
Coup of 18 Fructidor Year V
|
| result |
removal of many elected deputies
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strengthening of executive control over the legislature ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to delegitimization of the Directory regime
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demonstrated the Directory’s willingness to override elections ⓘ |
| typeOfInterference | electoral manipulation ⓘ |
| year | 1798 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coup of 22 Floréal
this entity surface form:
Coup of Floréal Year VI
this entity surface form:
Coup of 22 Floréal
subject surface form:
French Directory