Chapter 16 Flashcards
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Why did sieyes refuse to serve in the 1795 constitution?
When did he accept a position?
Why?
Never supported it
May 1799
Const failed to maintain stability
Why was the 1795 count not stable?
Directory unpopular & little authority
What coup before bruniate did Sieyes play a significant part in?
Why did he wan to go further tho?
Coup of Prarial
Change to allows a stronger fit to emerge
What was the coup of Bruimare?
What was the plan?
Coup d’etat with N & army
Persuade directors to resign
Put a new constitution in place
Why was N chosen for the coup of Bruimare?
1st option Joubert killed in Battle of Novi
Jacobins & royalists thought N a potential saviour
What was done in preparation for the coup of bruimare?
Oct 1793, Sieyes bribed council of 500 members to elect Lucien Bonaparte to president of 500
Troops deployed around Paris
When was the coup of Bruimare?
Who was moved to Saint-Cloud?
What was this under the guise of?
What was the real reason?
18-19 Bruimare
Council of 500 & council of Ancients
Being away from violent pro-J mobs
N took command of Paris mobs
Murat positioned 6,000 men around Saint Cloud
What happened to the 5 directors?
Sieyes, Ducos involved with coup resigned
Barros resigned
Other 2 infer house arrest
When & why does N loose patience during the coup?
19 of bruimare
Thought deputies would declare in his favour without force
How is there a clip within the coup of bruimare?
When N looses patience
Storms council of ancients
When uncooperative moves to council of 500
When did lucien intervene in the coup?
How was the coup saved by lucien?
When 500 posed threats to N
Got palace guards to intervene
Caused deputies to flee the palace (Saint Cloud)
What happened to the deputies who didn’t flee the coup?
Forcefully expelled
How was N appointed first consul?
Lucien got the few remaining ancients rounded up
Made to appoint 3 consuls
What were the 3 consuls?
Who were they?
Run gov until new const
Ended directory
N, sieyes, ducos
Which consul dominated power?
Why?
Napoleon
Sieyes underestimated his ambition
Vested great power in first consul
How did N ensure his ambition was served in writing the new const?
Employees friend Danou to balance Sieyes influence over new const
When Sieyes stepped down as consul, what did he do instead?
Entered new senate
Who replaced Sieyes & ducos as consuls?
When?
How did this advance N?
Lebrun (royalist)
Combaceres (moderate republican)
Dec 1799
Intensely loyal to N
What was the new const called?
When was it introduced?
What did it become the basis of?
What was the structure of power?
Const of year VIII
24 Dec 1799
The consulate
Top down control
Who was given the vote in the const of year VIII?
All adult males but diluted to c6,000 out of 6 million eligible
Since the safari of the rev, what was the const of year VIII the first of?
First const to not be accompanied with a Declaration of Rights
What was changed about the tribunale & legislative didn’t manners in the const of year VIII?
What happened to Senator nos?
What did these give the 1st consul?
1/5 replaced annually but no clear way to choose wi stepped down
Increased yearly
Plenty of scope to intervene
What body could 1st consul bypass in the const of year VIII?
What could 1st consul choose the members for?
What did these give the 1st consul?
Legislative body
Council of state & Senate
Plenty of scope to intervene
What did Napoleon claim to be after he became 1st consul?
Heir to the rev
By 1799, what type of ruler wasn’t Napoleon?
An autocratic ruler
