Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.04: French Writing and Culture: Eighteenth-Century and the Enlightenment, 1700-1800.
Vol. editors: Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Jenny Mander (University of Cambridge), Síofra Pierse (University College Dublin), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

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Changes of government, elections and reigns

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Date of occurrence 1799-11-09

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France (Location)

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18 Brumaire of year VIII. At the invitation of Sieyès, Bonaparte returns to Paris and seizes power. The directory is abolished and three consuls appointed, Bonaparte, Sieyès and Pierre-Roger Ducos. Bonaparte is 30 years old. Soon he will be made consul for life, then Emperor.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 02 March 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4315, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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