3 1 : ▁The ▁first ▁Directory ▁is ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁legisl ature ; ▁its ▁members ▁are ▁Louis ▁Marie ▁de ▁La ▁Ré vel li ère - L é pe aux , ▁Jean - Fran çois ▁R ew bell , ▁Ét ienne - Fran çois ▁Let our neur , ▁Paul ▁Bar ras ▁and ▁Em manuel ▁Joseph ▁Sie y ès , ▁who ▁decl ines ▁to ▁serve ▁and ▁is ▁replaced ▁by ▁Laz are ▁Car not . ▁ ▁December ▁ 1 0 : ▁The ▁legisl ature ▁votes ▁a ▁forced ▁loan ▁of ▁six ▁hundred ▁million ▁fran cs ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁French ▁citizens . ▁▁ ▁December ▁ 2 6 : ▁The ▁daughter ▁of ▁Louis ▁XVI ▁and ▁Marie - An to in ette , ▁Madame ▁Roy ale , ▁imprison ed ▁in ▁the ▁Temple ▁since ▁August ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁is ▁ex changed ▁for ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁republic an ▁prisoners ▁held ▁in ▁Austria . ▁ ▁December ▁ 3 1 : ▁Arm ist ice ▁on ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁hal ting ▁combat ▁between ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Aust rian ▁arm ies . ▁▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁– ▁Napoleon ' s ▁campaign ▁in ▁Italy ; ▁De fe at ▁of ▁the ▁royal ists ▁in ▁the ▁V end ée ; ▁a ▁failed ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁Paris ▁▁ ▁January ▁ 2 : ▁Cre ation ▁by ▁the ▁Directory ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Police , ▁under ▁Mer lin ▁de ▁Dou ai .< ref > Min ist ère ▁de ▁l ' Int érieur : ▁Police ▁nationale , ▁République ▁française , ▁Histoire , ▁section