Sénat conservateur
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The Sénat conservateur was a powerful legislative and constitutional body of Napoleonic France that oversaw the application of the constitution and often served to legitimize Napoleon’s authority.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conservative Senate | 1 |
| Senate (Conservative Senate) | 1 |
| Supremo Poder Conservador | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional body
ⓘ
institution of the First French Empire ⓘ legislative body ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | France ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Emperor of the French
ⓘ
First Consul of France ⓘ
surface form:
First Consul
|
| can |
annul acts contrary to the constitution
ⓘ
issue sénatus-consultes ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Constitution of the Year VIII ⓘ |
| createdDuring | French Consulate ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1814 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
interpretation of the constitution
ⓘ
revision of the constitution ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dominated by Napoleon’s supporters
ⓘ
instrument of authoritarian rule ⓘ limited independence from the executive ⓘ members appointed for life ⓘ non-elected body ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
French colonial empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French colonial empire (under Napoleon)
Metropolitan France ⓘ
surface form:
metropolitan France
|
| hasMember | senator ⓘ |
| hasRole |
constitutional court-like body
ⓘ
electoral college for high offices ⓘ guardian of the constitution ⓘ legitimization of Napoleon’s authority ⓘ oversight of constitutional application ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Palais du Luxembourg ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
First French Empire
ⓘ
French Consulate ⓘ Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| inception | 1799 ⓘ |
| legalForm | constitutional organ ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf |
First French Empire
ⓘ
French Consulate ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Paris ⓘ |
| memberOf | institutions of Napoleonic France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | concept of a conservative senate ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 60 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic institutions
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleonic political system
|
| precededBy | Council of Ancients ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Chamber of Peers
ⓘ
surface form:
Chambre des pairs
|
| significantEvent |
deposed Napoleon I in 1814
ⓘ
issued sénatus-consulte establishing the First French Empire ⓘ proclaimed Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor in 1804 ⓘ |
| usedLegalInstrument |
Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804
ⓘ
surface form:
sénatus-consulte
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supremo Poder Conservador
this entity surface form:
Conservative Senate
this entity surface form:
Senate (Conservative Senate)