Directory, the
Directory, the the French revolutionary government in France 1795–9, comprising two councils and a five-member executive. It maintained an aggressive foreign policy, but could not control events at home and was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte.
The neoclassical decorative style intermediate between the more ornate Louis XVI style and the Empire style, prevalent during the Directory, is known as Directoire.
The neoclassical decorative style intermediate between the more ornate Louis XVI style and the Empire style, prevalent during the Directory, is known as Directoire.
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