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Brumaire
n.
[F., fr. L. bruma winter.]
The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox. See Vendemiaire.
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Brumaire
(brümâr') , second month of the French Revolutionary calendar. The coup of 18 (actually 18–19) Brumaire (Nov. 9–10, 1799), engineered chiefly by Sieyès, overthrew the Directory and established the Consulate under Napoleon. It nearly failed because of Napoleon's inept conduct at the Council of Five Hundred, but the situation was saved by his brother Lucien Bonaparte.
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Brumaire
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Meaning #1:
second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist
Wikipedia:
Brumaire
Brumaire was the second month in the French Republican Calendar. The month was named after the French word brume (mist) which occurs frequently at that time of the year.
Brumaire was the second month of the autumn quarter (mois d'automne). It started between October 22 and October 24. It ended between November 20 and November 22. It follows the Vendémiaire and precedes the Frimaire.
In political/historical usage, Brumaire often refers to the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire in the year VIII (9 November 1799), by which General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the government of the Directory to replace it with the Consulate.
Day name table
Like all FRC months Brumaire lasted 30 days and was divided into 3 decades. Every day had the name of an agricultural plant,
except the 5th (Quintidi) and 10th day (Decadi) of every decade, which had the name of a domestic animal (Quintidi) or an
agricultural tool (Decadi).
| 1re Décade | 2e Décade | 3e Décade | ||||
| Primidi | 1. | Pomme (Apple) | 11. | Salsifis (Salsify) | 21. | Bacchante (asarum baccharis) |
| Duodi | 2. | Céleri (Celery) | 12. | Macre (Water Chestnut) | 22. | Azerole (Crete Hawthorn) |
| Tridi | 3. | Poire (Pear) | 13. | Topinambour (Jerusalem Artichoke) | 23. | Garence (Madder) |
| Quartidi | 4. | Betterave (Beet Root) | 14. | Endive (Endive) | 24. | Orange (Orange) |
| Quintidi | 5. | Oye (Goose) | 15. | Dindon (Turkey) | 25. | Faisan (Pheasant) |
| Sextidi | 6. | Héliotrope (European Turnsole) | 16. | Chervi (Skirret) | 26. | Pistache (Pistachio) |
| Septidi | 7. | Figue (Fig) | 17. | Cresson (Cress) | 27. | Macjonc (Sweetpea) |
| Octidi | 8. | Scorsonère (Black Salsify) | 18. | Dentelaire (Leadwort) | 28. | Coing (Quince) |
| Nonidi | 9. | Alisier (Chequer Tree) | 19. | Grenade (Pomegranate) | 29. | Cormier (Service Tree) |
| Decadi | 10. | Charrue (Plough) | 20. | Herse (Harrow) | 30. | Rouleau (Roller) |
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| Table for conversion between Republican and Gregorian Calendar for the month "Brumaire" |
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References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
| Months in the French Republican Calendar |
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| Vendémiaire | Brumaire | Frimaire | Nivôse | Pluviôse | Ventôse | Germinal | Floréal | Prairial | Messidor | Thermidor | Fructidor |
| Sansculottides |
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 | Dictionary. Webster 1913 Dictionary edited by Patrick J. Cassidy Read more |
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| Columbia Encyclopedia. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright © 2003, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. www.cc.columbia.edu/cu/cup/ Read more |
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| WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Read more |
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| Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Brumaire". Read more |
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