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Étienne Compayré (1748-1817) was a French politician.


Early life

Étienne Compayré was born on 23 October 1748 in
Lisle-sur-Tarn Lisle-sur-Tarn (; oc, L'Illa d'Albigés) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. Geography The city is located halfway between Toulouse and Albi on the A68 motorway, in the Gaillac vineyard, on the banks of the Tarn. Histori ...
, France.


Career

Compayré was a justice of the peace. He served in the
Council of Five Hundred The Council of Five Hundred (''Conseil des Cinq-Cents''), or simply the Five Hundred, was the lower house of the legislature of France under the Constitution of the Year III. It existed during the period commonly known (from the name of the e ...
during the
French Directory The Directory (also called Directorate, ) was the governing five-member committee in the French First Republic from 2 November 1795 until 9 November 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire and r ...
, followed by the
Corps législatif The was a part of the French legislature during the French Revolution and beyond. It is also the generic French term used to refer to any legislative body. History The Constitution of the Year I foresaw the need for a ''corps législatif''. ...
during the
French Consulate The Consulate (french: Le Consulat) was the top-level Government of France from the fall of the Directory in the coup of 18 Brumaire on 10 November 1799 until the start of the Napoleonic Empire on 18 May 1804. By extension, the term ''The Con ...
(later
National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
) from 1798 to 1803, representing Tarn. He was a proponent of the
Coup of 18 Brumaire The Coup d'état of 18 Brumaire brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France. In the view of most historians, it ended the French Revolution and led to the Coronation of Napoleon as Emperor. This bloodless ''coup d'état'' overt ...
, which brought General
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...
to power as First Consul of France.


Death and legacy

Compayré died on 22 November 1817 in his hometown of Lisle-sur-Tarn. The ''Rue Etienne Compayré'' in Lisle-sur-Tarn was named in his honor.


References

1748 births 1817 deaths People from Tarn (department) Bonapartists Members of the Council of Five Hundred Members of the Corps législatif Members of Parliament for Tarn {{Tarn-politician-stub