Directory period of the French Revolution

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The Directory period of the French Revolution was the five-year phase (1795–1799) of republican government in France marked by political instability, corruption, and ongoing wars, which ended with Napoleon Bonaparte’s coup of 18 Brumaire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
phase of the French Revolution
calendarSystem French Republican Calendar
characterizedBy corruption
ongoing wars
political instability
conflict War of the First Coalition
War of the Second Coalition
constitutionalDocument Constitution of Year III
country France
domesticPolicy repression of Jacobins
repression of royalists
economicCondition financial crisis
inflation
endEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
endTime 1799
executiveBody Directory
followedBy Consulate
governmentForm republic
headOfStateTitle Director
ideology republicanism
languageOfGovernment French
legislativeBody Council of Ancients
Council of Five Hundred
notableEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Coup of 18 Fructidor
Coup of 22 Floréal
Coup of 30 Prairial
numberOfDirectors 5
opposedBy Jacobins
linked to: Jacobin Club

royalists
partOf French Revolution
politicalSystem oligarchic republic
precededBy National Convention
region Western Europe
replacedMonarchy French First Republic (continuation)
significantFigure Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
François de Neufchâteau
Jean-François Reubell
Lazare Carnot
Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux
Napoleon Bonaparte
Paul Barras
Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai
Étienne-François Le Tourneur
startEvent adoption of the Constitution of Year III
startTime 1795
timeInFrenchRepublicanCalendar Years IV to VIII

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Jean-François Reubell partOf Directory period of the French Revolution
Louis-Jérôme Gohier participatedIn French Directory period
linked to: Directory period of the French Revolution