Council of Ancients — The Council of Ancients or Council of Elders (French: Conseil des Anciens) was the upper house of the Directory (French: Directoire), the legislature of France from 22 August 1795 until 9 November 1799, roughly the second half of the period… … Wikipedia
Council of Elders — may refer to: In politics: Global Elders, a humanitarian group referred to in media as the Council of Elders. Council of Elders of the Bundestag (Germany), a joint deliberative body Council of Elders of Tokelau, meaning the 3 faipules of the… … Wikipedia
Council of Five Hundred — For the Council of Five Hundred in ancient Athens, see Boule (ancient Greece). General Bonaparte surrounded by members of the Council of Five Hundred during the 18 Brumaire coup d état. The Council of Five Hundred (Conseil des Cinq Cents), or… … Wikipedia
Council of the Ancients — The Council of the Ancients was one of two chambers in the French republican legislature established in 1795 under the French Directory by the Constitution of Year III … Wikipedia
First Council of Nicaea — Date 325 AD Accepted by Anglicans Assyrian Church of the East Calvinists Eastern Orthodox Lutherans Old Catholics Oriental Orthodox Roman Catholics Previous council None Next coun … Wikipedia
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French Directory — Executive Government of the First French Republic In office 2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799 Preceded by National Convention Succeeded by French Consulate with Napoleon Bonaparte as First Con … Wikipedia
18 Brumaire — Eighteenth Brumaire redirects here. For other uses, see Eighteenth Brumaire (disambiguation). Coup d état of 18 Brumaire General Bonaparte during the coup d état of 18 Brumaire in Saint Cloud, painting by François Bouchot, 1840 … Wikipedia
directory — /di rek teuh ree, tree, duy /, n., pl. directories, adj. n. 1. a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people. 2. a board or tablet on a … Universalium
Brumaire, Coup of 18–19 — (1799) French coup d état that overthrew the Directory and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon. Planned by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes and Charles Maurice de Talleyrand with the aid of Napoleon, the coup took place on… … Universalium