The Constitution of 1795, Constitution of 22 August 1795, Constitution of the Year III, or Constitution of 5 Fructidor was a national constitution of France ratified by the National Convention on August 22, 1795 (5 Fructidor of the Year III) under the French Revolutionary Calendar) during the French Revolution. A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the Constitutional and legislative assembly Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an It established the Directory, and remained in effect until the coup of 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799) effectively ended the Revolution and began the ascendancy of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Executive Directory ( Directoire exécutif) was a body of 5 single-male Directors that held executive power in France following 18 Brumaire, the coup of 18 Brumaire or sometimes simply Brumaire refers to the Coup d'état by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. It was more conservative than the abortive democratic French Constitution of 1793. The Constitution of 1793, Constitution of 24 June 1793 ( French: " Acte constitutionnel du 24 juin 1793 ") or Montagnard The Constitution of 1795 established a liberal republic with a franchise based on the payment of taxes, similar to that of the French Constitution of 1791; a bicameral legislature to slow down the legislative process; and a five-man Directory. The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written Constitution of France. The central government retained great power, including emergency powers to curb freedom of the press and freedom of association. It was succeeded by the Constitution of the Year VIII, which established the Consulate. The Constitution of the Year VIII was a national Constitution of France, adopted December 24 1799 (during the Year VIII of the French Revolutionary The Consulate was the government of France between the fall of the Directory in the coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799 until the start of the