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Coronation of Charles X in Reims. May 29, 1825

Coronation of Louis XVI. June 11, 1775

Coronation of Napoleon at Notre–Dame. December 2, 1804

Coup d’état by Louis–Napoleon Bonaparte, which a later plebiscite overwhelmingly accepts. December 2, 1851

Coup d’état of Fructidor. Ardent republicans expel moderates and neo–royalists from the Executive Directory and the two legislative councils. September 4, 1797

Creation of 31 "senatoriates" (14 Nivôse Year X). January 4, 1802

Creation of estates (majorats) for imperial nobles to provide sufficient income to maintain a noble lifestyle for worthy state servants regardless of birth or background. August 14, 1806

Creation of the Legion of Honor. May 19, 1802

Crowds invade the Tuileries to insist on removal of King. June 20, 1792

Damiens attempts to assassinate Louis XV. January 5, 1757