Paul Barras (initially)

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Paul Barras was a leading French revolutionary politician and member of the Directory who initially backed Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise during the Coup of 18 Brumaire before being sidelined from power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French politician
human
member of the French Directory
revolutionary
appointed Napoleon Bonaparte as commander to suppress the 13 Vendémiaire uprising
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1755-06-30
dateOfDeath 1829-01-29
endOfPosition resignation from the Directory in 1799
era Age of Revolution
familyName Barras
givenName Paul
knownFor dominant politician of the French Directory
early patron of Napoleon Bonaparte
leading figure of the Thermidorian regime
languageSpoken French
mannerOfDeath natural causes
militaryRank officer
movement French Revolution
notableWork political leadership of the Directory
participatedIn Coup of 18 Brumaire
Coup of 18 Fructidor
Coup of 9 Thermidor
French Revolution
Thermidorian Reaction
placeOfBirth Fox-Amphoux
Kingdom of France
Provence
Var
placeOfDeath Chaillot
France
Paris
positionHeld de facto head of the Directory
member of the Committee of Public Safety
member of the Council of Five Hundred
member of the French Directory
member of the National Convention
religion Roman Catholicism
represented Var
residence Paris
servedIn French Army
sexOrGender male
socialClass nobility
supported rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
title vicomte de Barras
wasInvolvedIn suppression of the royalist insurrection of 13 Vendémiaire
wasSidelinedBy Napoleon Bonaparte

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Directory ("Paul Barras")
Directory (France) ("Paul Barras")
French Directory ("Paul Barras")
French First Republic ("Paul Barras")
notableLeader
Coup of 18 Brumaire ("Paul Barras")
keyFigure
French National Convention ("Paul Barras")
keyMember
Coup of 18 Brumaire
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