1795 ⟶ Constitution of the Year III Established

August 22: Constitution of the Year III (Constitution de l'A...
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🏛️ Constitutional Committee Proposes Bicameral Legislature and Royal Veto

August 31: The Constitution Committee of the Assembly proposes a two-house parliament and a royal right of veto.⟶
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📜 Constitution of the Year III Established

August 22: Constitution of the Year III (Constitution de l'An III), the new Constitution, is adopted by the convention. It calls for an upper and lower house of the parliament, on the American and British models, and an executive Directory of five members. According to the terms of the Constitution, two-thirds of the deputies of the new Assembly are former deputies of the convention.⟶
Constitution of the Year III Established (1795)
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📜 Convention Establishes Commission to Revise Constitution

April 23: The Convention names a commission of eight members to revise the Constitution.⟶
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📜 Constitution of the Year III Comes into Effect

September 23: Approved by a national referendum, the new Constitution comes into effect.⟶
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🗳️ Legislative Elections Commence to Replace One-Third of Deputies

April 9: Beginning of legislative elections to replace one-third of members.⟶
Legislative Elections Commence to Replace One-Third of Deputies (1799)
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🏛️ Consulate of the Year VIII Established

December 24: The Councils, now firmly under the control of Bonaparte, adopt the Constitution of the Year VIII. The new Consulate is formally established, with Bonaparte as First Consul, Cambacérès as Second Consul, and Charles-François Lebrun as Third Consul. Traditional histories mark this date as the end of the French Revolution . ⟶
Consulate of the Year VIII Established (1799)
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