1799 ⟶ Directory Members Forced Out in Coup of 30 Prairial
June 18–19: Two royalist members of the Directory, Philippe-...
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1797
1798
1799
🗳️ Directory: Letourneur Replaced by Barthélemy in Lottery
May 20: A drawing of lots removes the moderate republican Étienne-François Letourneur. He is replaced by the royalist diplomat François Barthélemy on June 6.⟶
DirectoryElectionsLotteryPolitical IntrigueRoyalistsModeratesFrench RevolutionGovernmentLegislative Branch
🏛️ Coup d'état of 18 Fructidor: Directory Purges Royalist Deputies
September 4: Coup d'état of 18 Fructidor against the royalists in the legislature. Augereau arrests Barthélemy, Pichegru, and the leading royalist deputies.⟶
French RevolutionDirectoryCoup d'étatPolitical PurgeRoyalistsBarthélemyPichegruAugereauLegislatureInstability
🗳️ Treilhard Replaces Neufchâteau in the Directory
May 15: Jean Baptiste Treilhard is elected to the Directory in place of François de Neufchâteau.⟶
DirectoryGovernmentPoliticsExecutive PowerFrench RevolutionCouncil of Five HundredLegislatureElectionsPolitical IntriguePower Struggle
🏛️ Directory Members Forced Out in Coup of 30 Prairial
June 18–19: Two royalist members of the Directory, Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai and La Révellière-Lépeaux, are forced to resign, under threat of being brought to trial by the Councils. They are replaced by two moderate leftists, Roger Ducos, and Jean-François-Auguste Moulin. (Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII )⟶
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🏛️ Council of Five Hundred Passes Hostage Law and Targets Royalists
July 12: The Council of Five Hundred votes a new law on hostages, demands lists of royalists be made in each department, and brings accusations against former members of the Directory with royalist tendencies.⟶
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🏛️ Council of Five Hundred Rejects Trial of Former Directory Members
August 18: The Council of Five Hundred decides, by a vote of 217–214, not to arrest and try the former members of the Directory accused of royalist sympathies.⟶
French RevolutionCouncil of Five HundredDirectoryPolitical IntrigueRoyalistsPost-Thermidorian ReactionPolitical CrisisLegislative BodyVote