French Consulate: Map & History
The Consulate was the top-level government of the First French Republic from the fall of the Directory in the coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799 until the start of the French Empire on 18 May 1804.
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The Consulate was the top-level government of the First French Republic from the fall of the Directory in the coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799 until the start of the French Empire on 18 May 1804. During this period, Napoleon Bonaparte, with his appointment as First Consul, established himself as the head of an authoritarian and centralized republican government in France while not yet declaring himself sole ruler.
Modern Countries Once Part of French Consulate
At its mapped extent, French Consulate covered territory in 9 present-day countries. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
- Belgium1800–1804 CE · nearly all
- Luxembourg1800–1804 CE · nearly all
- Mauritius1800–1804 CE · nearly all
- Comoros1800–1804 CE · nearly all
- France1800–1804 CE · nearly all
- Egypt1800–1802 CE · a large part
- Switzerland1800–1804 CE · a small part
- Italy1803–1804 CE · a small part
- Germany1800–1802 CE · a small part
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside French Consulate's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
French Consulate in Depth
The new government
Initially, the 18 Brumaire coup seemed to be a victory for Sieyès, rather than for Bonaparte. Sieyès was a proponent of a new system of government for the Republic, and the coup initially seemed certain to bring his system into force. Bonaparte's cleverness lay in counterpoising Pierre Claude François Daunou's plan to that of Sieyès, and in retaining only those portions of each which could serve his ambition.
The new government was composed of three parliamentary assemblies: the Council of State which drafted bills, the Tribunate which could not vote on the bills but instead debated them, and the Corps législatif, whose members could not discuss the bills but voted on them after reviewing the Tribunate's debate record.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: French Consulate (CC BY-SA 4.0).
French Consulate: Key Facts
| Founded | 9 November 1799 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 18 May 1804 |
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Facts from Wikidata Q877619 (CC0).
French Consulate Map Over Time
Dated world maps on which French Consulate appears, with the other states of the time.
French Consulate Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 675,171 km² in 1801 CE.
French Consulate: Frequently Asked Questions
When did French Consulate exist?
French Consulate is dated to 1800 CE – 1804 CE, in the Industrial era.
How large was French Consulate at its peak?
At its peak in 1801 French Consulate covered about 675,171 km².
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