Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804
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The Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 was the constitutional act by which the French Consulate was transformed into the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 canonical | 2 |
| Sénatus-consulte organique du 28 floréal an XII | 1 |
| senatus-consultes | 1 |
| senatus-consultes of the First French Empire | 1 |
| sénatus-consulte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1687550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 Context triple: [Emperor of the French, establishedBy, Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804]
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A.
Law of 22 Prairial
The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
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B.
French plebiscite of 1802
The French plebiscite of 1802 was a nationwide referendum under Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule that consolidated his authoritarian power and marked a key step toward the establishment of the French Empire.
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C.
Concordat of 1801
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleonic France and the Papacy that reestablished the Catholic Church’s position in France after the Revolution while keeping it under strong state control.
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D.
Royal Decree of 24 March 1815
The Royal Decree of 24 March 1815 is the foundational Spanish legal act issued by King Ferdinand VII that established and regulated the Order of Isabella the Catholic as a state honor.
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E.
Campo Formio
Campo Formio is a village in northeastern Italy historically notable as the site where the 1797 Treaty of Campo Formio between France and Austria was signed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 Target entity description: The Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 was the constitutional act by which the French Consulate was transformed into the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte.
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A.
Law of 22 Prairial
The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
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B.
French plebiscite of 1802
The French plebiscite of 1802 was a nationwide referendum under Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule that consolidated his authoritarian power and marked a key step toward the establishment of the French Empire.
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C.
Concordat of 1801
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleonic France and the Papacy that reestablished the Catholic Church’s position in France after the Revolution while keeping it under strong state control.
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D.
Royal Decree of 24 March 1815
The Royal Decree of 24 March 1815 is the foundational Spanish legal act issued by King Ferdinand VII that established and regulated the Order of Isabella the Catholic as a state honor.
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E.
Campo Formio
Campo Formio is a village in northeastern Italy historically notable as the site where the 1797 Treaty of Campo Formio between France and Austria was signed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional act
ⓘ
senatus-consulte ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Sénat conservateur ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804
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surface form:
Sénatus-consulte organique du 28 floréal an XII
|
| amended | Constitution of the Year VIII ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Napoleon I ⓘ |
| authorized | use of the imperial crown and symbols by Napoleon I ⓘ |
| beneficiary | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| calendarDateFrenchRepublican | 28 floréal an XII ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | plebiscite of 1804 ⓘ |
| constitutionalContext | French Revolutionary and Napoleonic constitutions ⓘ |
| constitutionalRank | organic senatus-consulte ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | fundamental law of the First French Empire ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| date | 18 May 1804 ⓘ |
| declared | Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of the French ⓘ |
| definedSuccession | male hereditary succession in Napoleon’s direct line ⓘ |
| era | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| field | constitutional history of France ⓘ |
| governingBodyImpacted |
Corps législatif
ⓘ
Council of State ⓘ Sénat conservateur ⓘ
surface form:
French Senate (Sénat conservateur)
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| grantedTitle | Napoleon I ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitleCreated | Emperor of the French ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | First French Empire ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
formalized Napoleon Bonaparte’s personal rule as a hereditary monarchy
ⓘ
marked the end of the French republican experiment begun in 1792 ⓘ |
| inForceFrom | 18 May 1804 ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | fall of the First French Empire in 1814 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | hereditary imperial dignity in Napoleon’s family ⓘ |
| legalForm | constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | French public law ⓘ |
| locationOfAdoption | Paris ⓘ |
| politicalRegimeAfter | First French Empire ⓘ |
| politicalRegimeBefore | French Consulate ⓘ |
| providedFor | possibility of designating an heir in collateral Bonaparte lines ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Proclamation of Napoleon I as Emperor of the French in 1804
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surface form:
Coronation of Napoleon I on 2 December 1804
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| replaced |
Constitution of the Year VIII
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surface form:
Constitution of the Year VIII in its essential provisions
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| result |
establishment of the First French Empire
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transformation of the French Consulate into an empire ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
form of government of France
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organization of imperial power ⓘ rules of imperial succession ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | transition from republic to empire ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 Description of subject: The Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 was the constitutional act by which the French Consulate was transformed into the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sénatus-consulte
this entity surface form:
Sénatus-consulte organique du 28 floréal an XII
subject surface form:
Senate (Napoleonic France)
this entity surface form:
senatus-consultes of the First French Empire
subject surface form:
Sénat (Second French Empire)
this entity surface form:
senatus-consultes