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Council of Five Hundred

lower house of the legislature of France during the period commonly known as the Directory (Directoire)
Organization lower_house Q617290
Council of Five Hundred
François Bouchot · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Council of Five Hundred is a lower house[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Council of Five Hundred's instance of is recorded as lower house[3].
  • Council of Five Hundred's instance of is recorded as elected legislative house[4].
  • Council of Five Hundred's instance of is recorded as legislative term[5].
  • Council of Five Hundred's instance of is recorded as Enumeration of 500[6].
  • Council of Five Hundred's headquarters location is recorded as Tuileries Palace[7].
  • Council of Five Hundred's Commons category is recorded as Conseil des Cinq-Cents[8].
  • Council of Five Hundred comprises Member of the Council of Five Hundred[9].
  • September 23, 1795 marks the founding of Council of Five Hundred[10].
  • Council of Five Hundred was dissolved in 1799[11].
  • Council of Five Hundred's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as French Directory[12].
  • Council of Five Hundred's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Council of Five Hundred's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Council of Five Hundred's replaces is recorded as National Convention[15].
  • Council of Five Hundred's replaced by is recorded as legislative body of the Consulate and the First Empire[16].
  • Council of Five Hundred's replaced by is recorded as Tribunat[17].

Body

Founding

September 23, 1795 marks the founding of Council of Five Hundred[10].

Operations

Council of Five Hundred's headquarters location is recorded as Tuileries Palace[7].

Dissolution

Council of Five Hundred was dissolved in 1799[11].

Why It Matters

Council of Five Hundred has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès Jean-Baptiste Jourdan Joseph Bonaparte Louis-Sébastien Mercier Lucien Bonaparte Pierre Augereau

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.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  4. 19w ago · Schemathings · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → Tuileries Palace
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