Directory regime
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The Directory regime was the five-member executive government that ruled France from 1795 to 1799, marked by political instability, corruption, and ongoing wars until it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French government
ⓘ
executive government ⓘ historical regime ⓘ |
| capital | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
War of the First Coalition
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
War of the Second Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Year III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currency | French franc ⓘ |
| domesticPolicyIssue |
counter-revolutionary unrest
ⓘ
economic crisis ⓘ food shortages ⓘ |
| endEvent | Coup of 18 Brumaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1799 ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyGoal | expansion of French influence in Europe ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
corruption
ⓘ
frequent coups and plots ⓘ inflation ⓘ political instability ⓘ reliance on the army ⓘ |
| headOfState | French Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | republicanism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Council of Ancients
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of Five Hundred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Coup of 18 Fructidor (1797)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coup of 22 Floréal (1798) NERFINISHED ⓘ Coup of 30 Prairial (1799) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
François de Neufchâteau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-François Reubell NERFINISHED ⓘ Lazare Carnot NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis-Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Barras NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai NERFINISHED ⓘ Étienne-François Le Tourneur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDirectors | 5 ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOpposition |
Jacobins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royalists ⓘ |
| precededBy | Thermidorian Reaction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Consulate ⓘ |
| replaces |
National Convention
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reign of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startEvent | adoption of the Constitution of Year III ⓘ |
| startTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| timeInFrenchRevolution | late phase of the French Revolution ⓘ |
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