French Directory
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| + | "In [[political history|political-historical]] usage, [[Brumaire]] can refer to the [[coup of 18 Brumaire]] in the year VIII (9 November 1799), by which General [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]] overthrew the government of the [[French Directory|Directory]] to replace it with the [[French Consulate|Consulate]], as referenced by [[Karl Marx]] in his pamphlet, "[[The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon]]", in which Marx parallels Napoleon's original coup with the later [[French coup d'état of 1851|1851 Coup]] of his nephew, [[Napoleon III|Louis-Napoleon]]." --Sholem Stein | ||
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| - | The '''Executive Directory''' was a body of five ''Directors'' that held [[executive branch|executive power]] in France following the [[French Convention|Convention]] and preceding the [[French Consulate|Consulate]]. The period of this regime (2 November 1795 until 10 November 1799), commonly known as the '''Directory''' (or <span lang="fr">'''Directoire'''</span>) era, constitutes the second to last stage of the [[French Revolution]]. | + | The '''Directory''' was the governing five-member [[committee]] in the [[French First Republic]] from 26 October 1795 (4 [[Brumaire]] an IV) until 10 November 1799, when it was overthrown by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] in the [[Coup of 18 Brumaire]] and replaced by the [[French Consulate|Consulate]]. ''Directoire'' is the name of the final four years of the [[French Revolution]]. Mainstream historiography also uses the term in reference to the period from the dissolution of the [[National Convention]] on 26 October 1795 to Napoleon's coup d’état. |
| - | The ''directory'' system of government was also used in several French-dominated regions of Italy; see [[Directory (political)]]. | ||
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"In political-historical usage, Brumaire can refer to the coup of 18 Brumaire in the year VIII (9 November 1799), by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the Directory to replace it with the Consulate, as referenced by Karl Marx in his pamphlet, "The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon", in which Marx parallels Napoleon's original coup with the later 1851 Coup of his nephew, Louis-Napoleon." --Sholem Stein |
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The Directory was the governing five-member committee in the French First Republic from 26 October 1795 (4 Brumaire an IV) until 10 November 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire and replaced by the Consulate. Directoire is the name of the final four years of the French Revolution. Mainstream historiography also uses the term in reference to the period from the dissolution of the National Convention on 26 October 1795 to Napoleon's coup d’état.
See also
- Timeline of the French Revolution
- Directoire fashion
- Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, a similar institution of the period
