Paul Barras
French politician (1755-1829)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Steered France through the Directory as its most powerful figure from 1795 to 1799, a period when the Revolution's idealism was definitely not its strong suit. Barras knew everyone and everyone knew Barras.
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Paul François Jean Nicolas, Vicomte de Barras, commonly known as Paul Barras, was a French politician of the French Revolution, and the main executive leader of the Directory regime of 1795–1799.
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