Napoleon marks the end of the French Revolution.
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The traditional date for the end of the Revolution is coronation of Napoleon as Emperor in 1804. Prior to that another possible date is the beginning of the Directory and the Thermidorian Reaction, during which the radical elements of the Revolution were repressed. This begain in 1795.
The French Revolution ends with Napoleon's coup against the Directory.
Napoleon Bonaparte with the coup of the French Consulate.
France did not have an Emperor during the French Revolution, Napoleon became the Emperor of the French in 1804.
The time period after the French Revolution was primarily characterized by Napoleon Bonaparte holding power in France. Although a French Directory government was set up after the Revolution, it quickly collapsed, paving the way for Napoleon to take control.