Council of Saint-Cloud

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The Council of Saint-Cloud was a pivotal political gathering in France where Napoleon Bonaparte orchestrated the coup of 18 Brumaire, effectively ending the Directory and paving the way for his rise to power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup
political event
alsoKnownAs Session of the Councils at Saint-Cloud
chronologicalPredecessor French Directory
chronologicalSuccessor French Consulate
country France
date 1799-11-09
dateInFrenchRepublicanCalendar 18 Brumaire Year VIII
governmentOverthrown Directory
hasEffect end of the French Directory
establishment of the Consulate in France
rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte
historicalPeriod late French Revolution
language French
legislativeBodyInvolved Council of Ancients
Council of Five Hundred
location Château de Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud
method military intervention
parliamentary maneuvering
militaryCommanderPresent Napoleon Bonaparte
militaryForcesUsed troops of the French Army
newGovernmentFormed Consulate
notableAction forced dispersal of the Council of Five Hundred
notableRole turning point from revolutionary government to authoritarian rule in France
opposedBy Jacobins in the Council of Five Hundred
linked to: Jacobin Club
organizedBy Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Napoleon Bonaparte
Pierre-Roger Ducos
partOf Coup of 18 Brumaire
politicalContext French Revolution
fall of the French Directory
region Île-de-France
resultedIn Constitution of the Year VIII
consolidation of executive power in France
significantFigure Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Lucien Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Paul Barras
Pierre-Roger Ducos
typeOfChange regime change

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Saint-Cloud siteOf Council of Saint-Cloud
subject linked to: Saint‑Cloud
Council of Saint-Cloud alsoKnownAs Session of the Councils at Saint-Cloud
linked to: Council of Saint-Cloud