Timeline (Napoleon Dies in Egypt)
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18th Century[edit | edit source]
1789[edit | edit source]
Versailles, Kingdom of France – May 5: The Estates General of 1789 convenes. Controversy erupts over representation as the it was revealed that the Estates' votes would be weighed collectively as opposed to by head. This angers many in the Third Estate.
Versailles, Kingdom of France – June 4: The Third Estate establishes itself as the independent National Assembly and extends invitations to the other estates.
Versailles, Kingdom of France – June 19: King Louis XVI orders the Salle des États, the hall where the National Assembly met, closed. The National Assembly relocates to a nearby tennis court.
1799[edit | edit source]
- Point of Divergence:
Acre, Egypt Eyalet – March 15: General Napoleon Bonaparte, just one day after contracting the plague, passes away at the age of 29.
Paris, France – December 11: The bloodless coup of 20 Frimaire, led by Jean Moreau, Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès and their supporters, end the Directory and instate Moreau as President. Moreau restores the Gregorian Calendar and orders an election on 1 June 1800.
19th Century[edit | edit source]
1800[edit | edit source]
Paris, France – March 12: The new French Constitution (known as the Moreau–Sieyes constitution) is officially ratified.
Paris, France – March 14: President Moreau declares all Royalist parties illegal, claiming that they are "collaborators" with France's enemies.
Paris, France – June 1: President Jean Moreau secures a full term as President, securing over 80% of the vote.
Marengo, Alessandria, France – June 14: The French, led by General Jean Lannes, defeat the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo.
Paris, France – August 30: The new French Constitution is ratified. The President would be directly elected by popular vote every four years. The legislature, the Congress, would be divided into two chambers: the Senate and the National Assembly. Both are heavily influenced by the American system. Senators are elected for six year terms and two Senators are elected by Department. Assemblymen are elected for two year terms and are determined by population by department. The National Assembly also elected a Speaker who would serve as the deputy to the President. The Supreme Court would be comprised of seven justices, appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The constitution also saw to the abolition of the French Republican calendar and the declaration of France as a secular state. The first presidential election would be held on September 15, along with Senate and National Assembly elections.
France – September 15: President Sieyès (Nonpartisan) wins his first term with roughly 65% of the popular vote against his opponents, Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne (Jacobin) and XX. The Moderate faction (Les Modérés) would sweep the Senate and National Assembly.
1801[edit | edit source]
Lunéville, Meurthe, France – February 9: The Treaty of Lunéville is signed between France and Austria. Austria would recognize France's claims on the west bank of the Rhine and the client republics of the Italian peninsula.
1802[edit | edit source]
Amiens, Somme, France – March 25: The Treaty of Amiens is signed between the French Republic and the United Kingdom, establishing peace, several territorial transfers between France, Britain, Portugal, Spain, and Batavia, and the recognition of an independent and neutral Malta.
1803[edit | edit source]
Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire – April 27: The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss is enacted by Emperor Francis II, leading to the annexation of several dozen bishoprics, abbeys, and free cities by bordering secular states. The Kingdom of Prussia, the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electorate of Baden, and the Electorate of Württemberg made the most territorial gains from the mediation.
1804[edit | edit source]
France – September 15: President Emmanuel Sieyès, running as the Moderate nominee, wins reelection in a landslide, garnering 68% of the popular vote in a rematch with Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne.
1808[edit | edit source]
Paris, France – August 1: France formally annexes the Francophone regions of Switzerland in exchange for releasing the Swiss from French control.