French First Republic

E27988

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.

All labels observed (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (255)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vlieter Incident opponentOf French First Republic
Battle of Bergen (1799) belligerent French First Republic
Battle of Alkmaar (1799) belligerent French First Republic
Battle of Castricum belligerent French First Republic
Battle of Callantsoog belligerent French First Republic