1795 ⟶ Elections for the Council of Five Hundred and Council of Ancients Commence

October 12: Beginning of elections to the new chambers of th...
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🗳️ Elections for the Council of Five Hundred and Council of Ancients Commence

October 12: Beginning of elections to the new chambers of the legislature, the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients.⟶
Elections for the Council of Five Hundred and Council of Ancients Commence (1795)
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🏛️ Royalist Control of French Legislature

May 20: New session of the French legislature begins. The royalist Pichegru is chosen president of the Council of Five Hundred, and another royalist, François Barbé-Marbois becomes president of the Council of Ancients.⟶
Royalist Control of French Legislature (1797)
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🗳️ Elections for French Legislative Seats

April 9–18: Elections for one-third of the seats in the French legislature.⟶
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🗳️ Treilhard Replaces Neufchâteau in the Directory

May 15: Jean Baptiste Treilhard is elected to the Directory in place of François de Neufchâteau.⟶
Treilhard Replaces Neufchâteau in the Directory (1798)
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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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🏛️ Council of Five Hundred and Council of the Ancients Replace Directory Member

June 17: The Council of Five Hundred and Council of the Ancients annul the election of Jean Baptiste Treilhard to the Directory and replace him with a leftist member, Louis-Jérôme Gohier.⟶
Council of Five Hundred and Council of the Ancients Replace Directory Member (1799)
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