Episode 3 of 4
Seizure of power in Paris
- When
- 4 September 1797
- Where
- Paris, France
- Part of
- Coup of 18 Fructidor
Three Directors, backed by Talleyrand and the military, staged the coup, annulled election results, and ousted monarchists from the legislature.
Three of the five members of the Directory—Paul Barras, Jean-François Rewbell, and Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux—with support from foreign minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, staged the coup d'état with military backing. The coup annulled many of the previous election's results and ousted the monarchists from the legislature.
Sources
- Coup of 18 Fructidor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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