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.

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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

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Supreme Conservative Power alsoKnownAs Sénat conservateur
this entity surface form: Supremo Poder Conservador
Corps législatif of France coexistsWith Sénat conservateur
Council of Ancients followedBy Sénat conservateur
this entity surface form: Conservative Senate
Senate of France historicalPrecursor Sénat conservateur
French Consulate legislativeBody Sénat conservateur
First French Empire legislature Sénat conservateur
French Empire legislature Sénat conservateur
Tribunate subordinateTo Sénat conservateur
this entity surface form: Senate (Conservative Senate)