Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI

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coup event in the French Revolution political purge

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI canonical	4
Coup of 22 Floréal	2
Coup of Floréal Year VI	1

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coup ⓘ event in the French Revolution ⓘ political purge ⓘ
aim	to reduce radical influence in the legislature ⓘ 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 ⓘ surface form: Coup of 22 Floréal Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ surface form: Coup of Floréal Year VI
historicalContext	post-Thermidorian reaction politics ⓘ struggle between moderates and radicals in revolutionary France ⓘ
legislativeBodyAffected	Conseil des Anciens ⓘ surface form: Council of Ancients Council of Five Hundred (faction) ⓘ surface form: Council of Five Hundred
locatedInPeriod	French Directory ⓘ French Revolution ⓘ
locatedInTime	11 May 1798 ⓘ 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ
mainLocation	Paris ⓘ
method	annulment of election results ⓘ invalidation of deputies’ mandates ⓘ
partOf	political struggles of the French Directory ⓘ
politicalOrientationOfTargets	opposition deputies ⓘ radical deputies ⓘ
precededBy	Coup of 18 Fructidor ⓘ surface form: Coup of 18 Fructidor Year V
result	removal of many elected deputies ⓘ strengthening of executive control over the legislature ⓘ
significance	contributed to delegitimization of the Directory regime ⓘ demonstrated the Directory’s willingness to override elections ⓘ
typeOfInterference	electoral manipulation ⓘ
year	1798 ⓘ

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Directory → notableEvent → Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ

French Directory → notableEvent → Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ

Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI → hasAlternativeName → Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coup of 22 Floréal

Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI → hasAlternativeName → Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coup of Floréal Year VI

Directory (collective) → notableEvent → Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coup of 22 Floréal

Legislative assemblies of the French Directory → relatedEvent → Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ

Director (French Directory) → significantEvent → Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI ⓘ

subject surface form: French Directory