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Suppose, with a PoD in later 1799, Napoleon is not part of the November Coup of that year or does not use it to become dictator of France (maybe Jourbet doesn't die in August, maybe Napoleon dies sometime after leaving Egypt, or what have you) -- first question, is the Directory still overthrown around the same time? Second if so, who takes power (for example, how much more influential is Sieyès in forming the new government)? Third, how does this new regime (or the next five years TTL) differ from the Consulate government of OTL (Nov 1799 to May 1804)?* And fourth, how do those differences change history?

A few specific ideas -- is the Saint-Somingue expedition now less likely to happen? Can France still reach a peace with Britain, and if so, it is likely to last longer TTL? Does TTL still see the emergence of a *Napoleonic* Code; on which subject, could French family law be affected?

*Assume for the purposes of this thread that Austria is still defeated roughly as OTL by February 1801; discussion on that detail in particular can happen here
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