French First Republic

[Première] république française [First] French Republic ← 1792 – 1804 → Flag Emblem of the Napoleonic Consulate Motto Liberté, égalité, fraternité, ou la mort! (Liberty, equality, brotherhood, or death!) Anthem La Marseillaise (unofficial) Capital Paris Language(s) French Government Republic    - 1792–95 National Convention (rule by legislature)  - 1795–99 Directory  - 1799–1804 Consulate, First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte Legislature National Convention French Directory French Consulate History  - Storming of the Bastille     and French Revolution   14 July 1789  - Overthrow of Louis XVI 21 September 1792  - Committee of Public Safety     and Reign of Terror 5 September 1793 to 28 July 1794  - Thermidorian Reaction 24 July 1794  - Coup of 18 Brumaire 9 November 1799  - Crowning of Napoleon 18 May 1804 Currency French Franc

The First Republic in France, officially the French Republic (French: République française) was proclaimed on 21 September 1792, during the French Revolution. On that day Louis XVI was formally deposed, ending the French monarchy. This presaged a new era of republican government in Europe. The Republic officially lasted until the establishment of the First French Empire in 1804. Its leaders included Napoleon Bonaparte, who served as First Consul from 1799 to 1804, when he ended the republic by declaring himself Emperor Napoleon I. Constitutionally, the republic subdivided into government by:

• the National Convention: 1792–95
• the Directory: 1795–99
• the Consulate: 1799–1804

The period of government led by the National Convention, led by Maximilien Robespierre, is also known as the Reign of Terror.

See also

• Timeline of the French Revolution