Council of Ancients

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historical institution house of parliament upper legislative chamber

The Council of Ancients was the upper chamber of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, playing a key role in approving laws and overseeing executive power.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical institution → house of parliament → upper legislative chamber →
appliesToJurisdiction	French Republic →
appliesToPeriod	Directory period → French Revolution →
coLegislativeWith	Council of Five Hundred →
constitutionalStatus	chamber of the legislature under Constitution of Year III →
country	France →
countryOfOrigin	France →
dissolved	1799 →
endTime	1799 →
establishedBy	Constitution of Year III →
followedBy	Conservative Senate → Corps législatif →
follows	National Convention →
governmentForm	republican government →
hasAuthority	to approve or refuse laws without amendment power →
hasJurisdictionOver	certain executive measures → constitutional revisions approval → treaties approval →
hasRole	approval of laws → oversight of executive power → review of legislation → upper chamber →
historicalEra	French Revolutionary era →
inception	1795 →
languageOfWorkOrName	French →
legislativeBodyFor	French Directory →
legislativeProcess	approved or rejected bills from Council of Five Hundred →
legislativeTerm	Year III to Year VIII of French Revolutionary calendar →
location	Paris →
meetsIn	Palais des Tuileries → Salle des Machines (Tuileries) →
minimumAgeOfMember	40 →
nativeLabel	Conseil des Anciens →
numberOfMembers	250 →
oversightOf	Directory (executive) →
partOf	French Directory → French legislature → legislative branch of France →
replacedBy	Senate (Consulate) →
selectionMethod	indirect election →
startTime	1795 →
typeOfElectoralSystem	census suffrage →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
French National Convention → National Convention →	followedBy
French Directory → French First Republic →	legislature
French Constitution of 1795 →	createdLegislativeBody
Senate of France →	historicalPrecursor
Coup of 18 Brumaire →	involvedInstitution
Directory (France) →	legislativeBody
Directory →	legislativeBranch
Sénat conservateur →	precededBy