Ventôse ( French pronunciation: [vɑ̃toz] ; also Ventose ) was the sixth month in the French Republican Calendar . The month was named after the Latin word ventosus 'windy'.
3-611: The Ventôse Decrees were decrees proposed on February 26 and March 3, 1794 (8 and 13 Ventôse , An II in the French Republican Calendar ) by the French revolutionary leader Louis de Saint-Just . Saint-Just proposed to confiscate the property of exiles and opponents of the Revolution, and redistribute it to the needy. Saint-Just and other radicals argued that the enemies of the revolution had forfeited their civil rights, including
6-563: The Germinal . New names for the calendar were suggested by Fabre d'Églantine on 24 October 1793 and on 24 November the National Convention accepted the names with minor changes. It was decided to omit the circumflex ( accent circonflexe ) in the names of the winter months, so the month was named Ventose instead of Ventôse . Historiography still prefers the spelling Ventôse . Like all FRC months Ventôse lasted 30 days and
9-501: The right to own property. Robespierre supported the Decrees in theory, but realized that he lacked the support to implement them, and efforts to enforce the Decrees ended within a few months. Vent%C3%B4se Ventôse was the third month of the winter quarter ( mois d'hiver ). It started between 19 and 21 February. It ended between 20 and 21 March. It follows the Pluviôse and precedes
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