Coup of 18 Brumaire
November 9, 1799 · Early Modern
The Coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France and in the view of most historians ended the French Revolution. This bloodless coup d'état overthrew the Directory, replacing it with the French Consulate. This occurred on 9 November 1799, which was 18 Brumaire, Year VIII under the French Republican Calendar.
Key Figures
Emmanuel Joseph SieyèsNapoleon BonaparteCharles Maurice de Talleyrand-PérigordLucien BonaparteRoger Ducos
Locations
Paris, FranceChâteau de Saint-CloudTuileries Palace
Topics
Francegovernmentnapoleonic wars
Connected Events — 3 Connections
Napoleon's rise to power through the coup enabled the political and economic stability that fostered industrial innovation, including Jacquard's loom development and its promotion through state-sponsored exhibitions Jacquard Loom Invented
Napoleon's rise to power initiated the series of conquests and European destabilization that the Congress of Vienna was specifically convened to resolve and prevent from recurring Congress of Vienna
Napoleon's seizure of power as First Consul established his political dominance and created the trajectory toward imperial rule, making his later self-coronation as Emperor the logical culmination of power concentrated through this coup Napoleon Bonaparte Crowned Emperor of France
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