Episode 5 of 5
Constitution of Year III and the Directory
- When
- 22 August – 2 November 1795
- Where
- Paris
- Part of
- Thermidorian Reaction
The Constitution of the Year III was adopted on 22 August 1795, and the Convention dissolved itself, replaced by the Directory on 2 November 1795.
A new constitution, the Constitution of the Year III, was drawn up on 22 August 1795, easing democratic elements of the 1793 constitution and establishing an electoral college and bicameral legislature. On 25 October the Convention declared itself dissolved and was replaced by the Directory, an executive of five men, on 2 November 1795.
Sources
- Thermidorian Reaction Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
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