Why did Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand support Napoleon’s coup of November 1799?

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand supported Napoleon’s coup d’état of November 1799 because he sought to escape the instability of the Directory regime.12

Like other disaffected conservatives and "revisionists" of the time, Talleyrand desired a more reliable structure of political power that would allow the elite to govern securely and guarantee the basic reforms and property rights established in 1789. The Directory had become increasingly unpopular due to its aggressive confrontation with the Catholic Church, its cumbersome separation of powers, and the failures of its foreign and military policies.2

By supporting Napoleon, Talleyrand helped establish the Consulate, which provided a more stable government. Following the coup, Talleyrand returned to the foreign ministry on November 22, 1799, with the principal aim of achieving the pacification of Europe.1