Council of Five Hundred (faction)
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The Council of Five Hundred was the lower house of the French legislature under the Directory, composed of 500 deputies and known for its resistance to Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Council of Five Hundred | 28 |
| Council of Five Hundred (faction) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T213665 — 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.
Target entity: Council of Five Hundred (faction) Context triple: [Coup of 18 Brumaire, opposedBy, Council of Five Hundred (faction)]
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A.
Girondins
The Girondins were a prominent moderate republican political group during the French Revolution, known for advocating war against foreign monarchies and opposing the radical Jacobins.
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B.
Committee on Public Safety
The Committee on Public Safety is a standing committee of the Chicago City Council responsible for overseeing issues related to law enforcement, emergency services, and public safety policy in the city.
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C.
The Council
The Council is a constitutional body in Massachusetts that advises the governor and provides consent on judicial nominations, pardons, and certain financial and administrative decisions.
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D.
Parliament of France
The Parliament of France is the country's bicameral national legislature, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
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E.
Jacobin Club
The Jacobin Club was a radical political organization during the French Revolution that championed republicanism, centralization, and the Reign of Terror under leaders like Robespierre.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Council of Five Hundred (faction) Target entity description: The Council of Five Hundred was the lower house of the French legislature under the Directory, composed of 500 deputies and known for its resistance to Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
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A.
Girondins
The Girondins were a prominent moderate republican political group during the French Revolution, known for advocating war against foreign monarchies and opposing the radical Jacobins.
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B.
Committee on Public Safety
The Committee on Public Safety is a standing committee of the Chicago City Council responsible for overseeing issues related to law enforcement, emergency services, and public safety policy in the city.
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C.
The Council
The Council is a constitutional body in Massachusetts that advises the governor and provides consent on judicial nominations, pardons, and certain financial and administrative decisions.
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D.
Parliament of France
The Parliament of France is the country's bicameral national legislature, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
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E.
Jacobin Club
The Jacobin Club was a radical political organization during the French Revolution that championed republicanism, centralization, and the Reign of Terror under leaders like Robespierre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary group
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political faction ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason |
Coup of 18 Brumaire
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surface form:
Coup of 18 Brumaire and creation of the Consulate
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| endTime | 1799 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Corps législatif factions ⓘ |
| governmentalRole | lower house faction ⓘ |
| historicalEra | French Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Coup of 18 Brumaire ⓘ |
| ideology | republicanism ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
French Constitution of 1795
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surface form:
Constitution of Year III
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| legislativeBody |
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
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| legislativeFunction | debate and vote on laws ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| metAt |
Saint‑Cloud
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Tuileries Palace ⓘ |
| notableFor |
resistance to Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power
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role in the downfall of the Directory ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 500 ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | French Directory ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Coup of 18 Brumaire
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Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| partOf |
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
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| politicalPosition | anti‑Bonapartist ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Convention factions ⓘ |
| resisted |
Napoleon Bonaparte’s seizure of power
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establishment of the Consulate ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence | French national politics ⓘ |
| startTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | legislative caucus ⓘ |
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Subject: Council of Five Hundred (faction) Description of subject: The Council of Five Hundred was the lower house of the French legislature under the Directory, composed of 500 deputies and known for its resistance to Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
Referenced by (29)
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