1799 ⟶ Consulate Established: Bonaparte and Provisional Government Formed

November 11–22: Bonaparte and the two other Provisional Cons...
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🏛️ Consulate Established: Bonaparte and Provisional Government Formed

November 11–22: Bonaparte and the two other Provisional Consuls form a new government, Berthier as minister of War, Talleyrand in charge of foreign relations, Fouché as minister of Police, and Cambacérès as minister of Justice.⟶
Consulate Established: Bonaparte and Provisional Government Formed (1799)
French RevolutionBonaparteConsulateGovernmentPolitical TransitionMinistryTalleyrandFouchéCambacérèsWar of the Second Coalition

🤝 Bonaparte Secures Fouché's Non-Interference in Planned Coup

November 3: Bonaparte meets with Fouché, the Minister of Police, who agrees not to interfere with a coup d'état.⟶
Bonaparte Secures Fouché's Non-Interference in Planned Coup (1799)
BonaparteFouchéCoup d'étatPolitical IntrigueDirectoryConsulatePower StruggleFrench RevolutionPolitical ManeuveringRegime Change

🏛️ 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)
ConsulateBonaparteConstitutionCoup d'étatFrench RevolutionGovernmentPolitical TransitionCambacérèsLebrun