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Council of Ancients

upper house of the Directory-era French legislature
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Council of Ancients

Summary

Council of Ancients is an upper house[1]. It draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (upper_house category, ranking #24 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • Council of Ancients is in the country of French First Republic[3].
  • Council of Ancients's instance of is recorded as upper house[4].
  • Council of Ancients's headquarters location is recorded as Tuileries Palace[5].
  • Council of Ancients's Commons category is recorded as Council of Ancients[6].
  • Council of Ancients comprises member of the Council of Elders[7].
  • November 2, 1795 marks the founding of Council of Ancients[8].
  • Council of Ancients's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Members of the Council of Ancients[9].
  • Council of Ancients's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as French First Republic[10].
  • Council of Ancients's replaces is recorded as National Convention[11].
  • Council of Ancients's replaced by is recorded as legislative body of the Consulate and the First Empire[12].
  • Council of Ancients's replaced by is recorded as Sénat conservateur[13].
  • Council of Ancients's replaced by is recorded as Tribunat[14].
  • Council of Ancients's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Q61702512[15].

Body

Founding

November 2, 1795 marks the founding of Council of Ancients[8].

Operations

Council of Ancients's headquarters location is recorded as Tuileries Palace[5].

Why It Matters

Council of Ancients draws 219 Wikipedia views per month (upper_house category, ranking #24 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

French First Republic

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Daieuxetdailleurs · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Francearchives agent id → 514826559
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  2. 19d ago · Schemathings · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Q6534
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  3. 20d ago · Schemathings · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Tuileries Palace
    Inception → +1795-11-02T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category → Category:Members of the Council of Ancients
    Instance of → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q140167775]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1781146659896"
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