French First Republic

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The French First Republic was the revolutionary government of France from 1792 to 1804, marked by the overthrow of the monarchy, the Reign of Terror, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former sovereign state
historical polity
republic
capital Paris
constitutionalDocument Constitution of the Year VIII
French Constitution of 1793
French Constitution of 1795
country France
currency French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
surface form: French franc

French livre
endTime 1804-05-18
establishedDuring French Revolution
event Coup of 18 Brumaire
Thermidorian Reaction
surface form: Coup of 9 Thermidor

Reign of Terror
War of the First Coalition
War of the Second Coalition
executiveBody Committee of Public Safety
Consulate
Directory
flagUsed tricolour flag of France
followed Constitutional Kingdom of France (1791–1792)
Kingdom of France
surface form: Kingdom of France (Ancien Régime)
followedBy First French Empire
governmentForm republican government
revolutionary government
headOfState Consuls of France
Directory (collective)
National Convention
surface form: National Convention (collective)
historicalEra The Age of Revolution
surface form: Age of Revolution
ideology Jacobin Club
surface form: Jacobinism

republicanism
revolutionary liberalism
legislature Council of Ancients
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
surface form: Council of Five Hundred

National Convention
monarchyAbolishedOn 1792-09-21
motto Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
notableLeader Georges Danton
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte
Paul Barras (initially)
surface form: Paul Barras
officialLanguage French
reasonForEnd proclamation of the First French Empire
religiousPolicy Civil Constitution of the Clergy
surface form: Civil Constitution of the Clergy (continuation of its effects)

dechristianization campaign
startTime 1792-09-22
territoryIncludes Belgium
surface form: Belgium (annexed territories)

Left Bank of the Rhine
surface form: Left Bank of the Rhine (annexed territories)

Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France

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Cisalpine Republic clientOf French First Republic
Cisalpine Republic alliance French First Republic
Jean-Andoche Junot allegiance French First Republic
Paris Commune (1792) locatedIn French First Republic
Michel Ney allegiance French First Republic
Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais deathPlace French First Republic
François Séverin Marceau allegiance French First Republic
tethered balloon L’Entreprenant usedByGovernment French First Republic
subject surface form: L’Entreprenant
Armistice of Steyr opponent French First Republic
this entity surface form: First French Republic
Vendée uprising opposedBy French First Republic
Siege of Charleroi (1794) belligerent French First Republic
Organizer of Victory associatedWithGovernment French First Republic
this entity surface form: French Revolutionary government
Sambre–Meuse campaign belligerent French First Republic
Army of the Danube country French First Republic
Army of the Danube usedBy French First Republic
François de Neufchâteau era French First Republic
this entity surface form: First French Republic
Army of the Orient country French First Republic
Army of Italy country French First Republic
citizen Louis Capet deathPlace French First Republic
subject surface form: Citizen Louis Capet
Ligurian Republic establishedBy French First Republic
Madame Élisabeth of France deathCountry French First Republic
Charles-François Dumouriez allegiance French First Republic
Treaty of Mortefontaine signedUnderGovernmentOf French First Republic
this entity surface form: First French Republic
Battle of Neerwinden (1793) belligerent French First Republic
this entity surface form: First French Republic
Battle of Arcole belligerent French First Republic
Jean-Baptiste Kléber allegiance French First Republic
Society of United Irishmen alliedWith French First Republic
United Irishmen supportedBy French First Republic
United Irishmen alliedWith French First Republic
this entity surface form: French Revolutionary government
French landing at Killala countryInvolved French First Republic
French landing at Killala belligerent French First Republic
Castlebar Races belligerent French First Republic
Theobald Wolfe Tone soughtSupportFrom French First Republic
Lord Edward FitzGerald soughtSupportFrom French First Republic
French Army of the East country French First Republic
Duchy of Jülich followedBy French First Republic
Battle of Ampfing belligerent French First Republic
President of the National Convention jurisdiction French First Republic
Prince-Bishopric of Basel successor French First Republic
French livre governingAuthority French First Republic
Republic of Geneva unionWith French First Republic
Abdallah Menou allegiance French First Republic
Battle of Ballinamuck belligerent French First Republic
Southern Netherlands incorporatedInto French First Republic
this entity surface form: First French Republic
Battle of Al-Arish hasParticipant French First Republic
Prince Josias of Coburg opponent French First Republic