Historedia
Person

Merlin de Douai

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1794–1795

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Merlin de Douai, 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. Constitution of the Year III

    1794–1795

    Role: Member of the drafting commission

    1. 27 July 1794 · National Convention, ParisThermidorian Convention rejects the 1793 Constitution

      After Robespierre's fall, the Convention refused to apply the Constitution of June 1793, prompting the drafting of a replacement.

    2. 23 April 1795 · National Convention, ParisCommission of eleven delegates entrusted with drafting

      On 23 April 1795 the Convention delegated drafting a new constitution to a commission of eleven of its members.

    3. June 1795 · Convention debates, ParisSieyès's Constitutional Jury proposal fails

      Sieyès proposed a Constitutional Jury to review the constitutionality of laws; it was rejected but later inspired the Conservative Senate.

    4. 22 August 1795 · National Convention, ParisConvention adopts the constitution and two-thirds decree

      On 22 August 1795 the Convention adopted the Constitution of the Year III together with the two-thirds decree.

    5. 6–23 September 1795 · France, proclaimed from ParisPlebiscite approval and proclamation of acceptance

      The decree and constitution were approved by plebiscite on 6 September 1795 on low turnout, and proclaimed accepted by decree on 23 September 1795.

Sources

  1. Constitution of the Year III Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-15