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Consulate, 1799–1804, in French history, form of government established after the coup of 18 Brumaire (Nov. 9–10, 1799), which ended the Directory. Three consuls were appointed to rule France : Napoleon Bonaparte (see Napoleon I), Emmanuel Joseph SieyEs, and Roger Ducos. SieyEs and Ducos were soon replaced by Jean Jacques REgis de CambacErEs and C. F. Lebrun, and the Consulate became little more than a scheme for autocratic government by Bonaparte, who was made first consul for life in 1802 and emperor in 1804.
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