Coup of 18 Brumaire

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup d'état
historical event
political event
alsoKnownAs 18 Brumaire coup
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire

Coup d'État of 18 Brumaire
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire

Coup of 18 Brumaire, 1799
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire

Coup of 18 Brumaire, Year VIII
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire
date 1799-11-09
1799-11-10
ended Directory regime
linked to: Directory
followedBy Napoleon's coronation as Emperor in 1804 (long-term)
Napoleon's rise to de facto dictatorship
Napoleonic Consulate
linked to: Napoleonic era
FrenchRepublicanCalendarDate 18 Brumaire Year VIII
historicalSignificance considered a model of a modern military-backed coup d'état
marked transition from revolutionary government to authoritarian rule under Napoleon
involvedInstitution Council of Ancients
Council of Five Hundred
French Directory
keyFigure Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Jean Moreau (as military supporter)
Lucien Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Paul Barras
Pierre-Roger Ducos
ledBy Napoleon Bonaparte
legalInstrument Constitution of Year VIII
location France
Paris
opposedBy Council of Five Hundred (faction)
some Jacobin deputies
organizedBy Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès
Pierre-Roger Ducos
overthrew French Directory
partOf French Revolutionary era
linked to: French Revolution
precededBy War of the Second Coalition (context)
linked to: Second Coalition

political instability of the Directory
removedFromOffice Directors of the French Directory
linked to: French Directory
resultedIn Napoleon Bonaparte becoming First Consul of France
adoption of the Constitution of Year VIII
consolidation of executive power in France
end of the French Revolution (conventional date)
establishment of the Consulate
suspension of the Constitution of Year III
supportedBy French Army
Paul Barras (initially)
tookPlaceIn Palais du Luxembourg
Saint-Cloud
Tuileries Palace

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Napoleon Bonaparte cameToPowerThrough Coup of 18 Brumaire
French Revolution keyEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
French Revolution endEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Coup of 18 Brumaire alsoKnownAs Coup of 18 Brumaire, Year VIII
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire
Coup of 18 Brumaire alsoKnownAs Coup of 18 Brumaire, 1799
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire
Coup of 18 Brumaire alsoKnownAs 18 Brumaire coup
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire
Coup of 18 Brumaire alsoKnownAs Coup d'État of 18 Brumaire
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire
French Consulate significantEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Lucien Bonaparte participatedIn Coup of 18 Brumaire
Directory fellFromPowerIn Coup of 18 Brumaire
Napoleonic era significantEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Council of Five Hundred (faction) opposedTo Coup of 18 Brumaire
Council of Five Hundred (faction) dissolutionReason Coup of 18 Brumaire and creation of the Consulate
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire
French First Republic event Coup of 18 Brumaire
French Directory endEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Pierre-Roger Ducos participatedIn Coup of 18 Brumaire
Jean Moreau participatedIn Coup of 18 Brumaire
Paul Barras participatedIn Coup of 18 Brumaire
subject linked to: Paul Barras (initially)
Constitution of the Year VIII relatedEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Constitution of the Year VIII resultOf Coup of 18 Brumaire
Third Consul associatedWithEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Saint-Cloud historicalEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Directory (France) followedByEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Directory (France) significantEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Directory (France) dissolutionBy Coup of 18 Brumaire
French Republican Calendar monthName2 Brumaire
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire
Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII followedBy Coup of 18 Brumaire
First Consul of France createdByEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Directory (collective) dissolvedBy Coup of 18 Brumaire
Consuls of France precededByEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
Consuls of France officeCreatedBy Coup of 18 Brumaire
Saint-Cloud siteOf Coup of 18 Brumaire
subject linked to: Saint‑Cloud
Consulate establishedAsResultOf Coup of 18 Brumaire
Pierre-Roger Ducos supported Coup of 18 Brumaire
subject linked to: Pierre-Roger
Paul Barras wasRemovedFromPowerBy Coup of 18 Brumaire
subject linked to: vicomte de Barras
French Directory significantEvent Coup of 18 Brumaire
subject linked to: Director (French Directory)
French Directory dissolvedBy Coup of 18 Brumaire
subject linked to: Director (French Directory)
Roger Ducos participatedIn Coup of 18 Brumaire
Napoleonic institutions significantEvent coup of 18 Brumaire
linked to: Coup of 18 Brumaire
Palace of Saint-Cloud siteOf Coup of 18 Brumaire
subject linked to: Palace of Saint‑Cloud