First French Republic

First French Republic was a state in France and the Low Countries (Europe) that lasted from 1792 to 1804 CE, about 12 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Proclaimed after the fall of the monarchy, it executed Louis XVI, went through the Terror and the Directory and fought most of Europe. Napoleon took power as First Consul in 1799.

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Facts

Dates

1792 to 1804 CE

Duration

12 years

Type

State

Region

France and the Low Countries, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Paris

Came from

• Kingdom of France (Bourbon) 1589 to 1792 CE

Became

• First French Empire 1804 to 1815 CE

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Dutch Republic 1581 to 1795 CE
• Kingdom of France (Bourbon) 1589 to 1792 CE
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• First French Empire 1804 to 1815 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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