Historedia
Person

Ducos

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1799–1800

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ducos, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Coup of 18 Brumaire

    1799

    Role: Appointed provisional consul after the coup

    1. May–August 1799 · French Directory politicsSieyès consolidates power and turns to Napoleon

      After joining the Directory in May 1799, Sieyès consolidated power and, following Joubert's death at Novi, turned to Napoleon on Moreau's advice.

    2. 9–10 November 1799 · Paris, seat of the Directory and Council of Five HundredOverthrow of the Directory, 9–10 November 1799

      On 9 November 1799 the conspirators launched a bloodless coup; the next day grenadiers forced the Council of Five Hundred to dissolve the Directory.

    3. November–December 1799 · French First RepublicEstablishment of the Consulate and Napoleon as First Consul

      The coup replaced the Directory with the French Consulate, bringing Napoleon to power as First Consul and, in most historians' view, ending the French Revolution.

  2. Plebiscite confirming Napoleon as First Consul

    1800

    Role: Provisional consul appointed after the coup of 18 Brumaire

    1. 7 February 1800 · France (polling location not specified in sources)Plebiscite of 7 February 1800

      A public referendum on 7 February 1800 confirmed the new constitution of the Consulate established after the coup of 18 Brumaire.

Sources

  1. Napoleon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27