Brumaire
The Brumaire (German also fog month ) is the second month of the republican calendar of the French Revolution . It follows the Vendémiaire , it follows the Frimaire .
The name is derived from the French brume , fog. Brumaire is the second month of the autumn quarter ( mois d'automne ) and thus the second month of the French revolutionary year. It starts around October 23 and ends around November 21 .
History
Napoleon's coup took place on 18th Brumaire VIII (November 9th 1799) . The term Brumaire is often used as a name for this event, but also as a generic name for the failure of a revolution due to a coup from within one's own ranks (“a new / second Brumaire”).
Particularly well-known in this context is Karl Marx 's work The Eighteenth Brumaire by Louis Bonaparte , which dealt with the takeover by Napoleon III. disputed in 1851.
Day names
Like all months of the French Revolutionary Calendar, the Brumaire had 30 days, which were divided into 3 decades. The days were named after agricultural crops, with the exception of the 5th and 10th day of each decade. The 5th day (Quintidi) was named after a pet, the 10th day (Decadi) after an agricultural implement.
Some of Fabre d'Églantine's original proposals were not accepted. Except for the 22nd and 25th, the final names chosen are synonyms of the original proposal.
| Day names for the Brumaire | ||||||
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| 1 re Decade | 2 e decade | 3 e decade | ||||
| Primidi | 1. | French fries (apple) | 11. | Salsifis (meadow goat beard) | 21st | Bacchante (asarum baccharis) |
| Duodi | 2. | Céleri ( celery ) | 12. | Macre Châtaigne d'eau ( water nut ) Cornuelle |
22nd | Azerole (Welsche Medpel) Olive (Olive) |
| Tridi | 3. | Poire (pear) | 13. |
Jerusalem artichoke (terrestrial artichoke) Poirreterre |
23. | Garence (madder) |
| Quartidi | 4th | Betterave ( beetroot ) | 14th | Endive ( endive ) | 24. | orange |
| Quintidi | 5. | Oye (goose) | 15th | Dindon (turkey) | 25th | Faisan (Pheasant) Jars (Gander) |
| Sextidi | 6th | Héliotrope (sunflower) | 16. | Chervi Chervis (Sugar Root ) Chironis |
26th | Pistache ( pistachio ) |
| Septidi | 7th | Figue ( fig ) | 17th | Cresson ( cress ) | 27. | Macjonc ( pea ) |
| Octidi | 8th. | Scorsonère ( black salsify ) | 18th | Dentelaire ( Plumbago ) | 28. | Coing ( quince ) |
| Nonidi | 9. | Alisier (service tree ) | 19th | Grenade ( pomegranate ) | 29 | Cormier ( rowanberry ) |
| Décadi | 10. | Charrue (plow) | 20th | Herse (harrow) | 30th | Rouleau (roller) |
| modern French names appear in italics - Fabre d'Églantine proposals that were not accepted appear in lower case | ||||||
Conversion table
| Conversion table between the Republican and Gregorian calendar for the month "Brumaire" |
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Conversion example
The 18th Brumaire VIII is to be determined.
The year VIII is in the middle table, below the Gregorian year 1799. Below the 18th (top line of the day) is the 9th. Since this is after the transition from the month (31st → 1st), November is meant.
So the Gregorian date is November 9, 1799.
