Council of Saint-Cloud

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The Council of Saint-Cloud was a pivotal political gathering in France where Napoleon Bonaparte orchestrated the coup of 18 Brumaire, effectively ending the Directory and paving the way for his rise to power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coup
political event
alsoKnownAs Session of the Councils at Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED
chronologicalPredecessor French Directory NERFINISHED
chronologicalSuccessor French Consulate NERFINISHED
country France
date 1799-11-09
dateInFrenchRepublicanCalendar 18 Brumaire Year VIII
governmentOverthrown Directory NERFINISHED
hasEffect end of the French Directory
establishment of the Consulate in France
rise to power of Napoleon Bonaparte
historicalPeriod late French Revolution
language French
legislativeBodyInvolved Council of Ancients NERFINISHED
Council of Five Hundred NERFINISHED
location Château de Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED
Saint-Cloud NERFINISHED
method military intervention
parliamentary maneuvering
militaryCommanderPresent Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
militaryForcesUsed troops of the French Army
newGovernmentFormed Consulate NERFINISHED
notableAction forced dispersal of the Council of Five Hundred
notableRole turning point from revolutionary government to authoritarian rule in France
opposedBy Jacobins in the Council of Five Hundred NERFINISHED
organizedBy Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès NERFINISHED
Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
Pierre-Roger Ducos NERFINISHED
partOf Coup of 18 Brumaire NERFINISHED
politicalContext French Revolution NERFINISHED
fall of the French Directory
region Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
resultedIn Constitution of the Year VIII NERFINISHED
consolidation of executive power in France
significantFigure Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès NERFINISHED
Lucien Bonaparte NERFINISHED
Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
Paul Barras NERFINISHED
Pierre-Roger Ducos NERFINISHED
typeOfChange regime change

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Saint‑Cloud siteOf Council of Saint-Cloud
subject surface form: Saint-Cloud