1797 ⟶ Royalist Control of French Legislature
May 20: New session of the French legislature begins. The ro...
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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.⟶
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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.⟶
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🗳️ Elections Yield Royalist Gains in the Legislature
April 18: Results of partial elections for the legislature. 205 of the 216 deputies running are defeated, and many are replaced by royalists.⟶
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🏛️ 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.⟶
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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.⟶
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