Consul for Life

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Consul for Life was the title Napoleon Bonaparte assumed in 1802, marking his transformation from revolutionary leader to authoritarian ruler and paving the way for his later proclamation as Emperor of the French.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
title
appliesToJurisdiction France
approvedBy French plebiscite of 1802
associatedWith Napoleonic era
constitutionalBasis French Constitution of 1802
country French Consulate
createdBy Constitution of the Year X
describedAs intermediate stage before imperial coronation
step from revolutionary leadership to personal rule
endTime 05-18-1804
1804
followedBy Emperor of the French
governmentForm authoritarian consulate
grantedPower command of French armed forces
control over executive authority in France
control over foreign policy
dominant influence over legislation
right to appoint his successor
hasEffect paved way for establishment of the First French Empire
weakened republican institutions in France
historicalPeriod post-French Revolution France
languageOfName French
legislativeBody Parliament of France
surface form: French Senate
location Paris
officeCreatedFor Napoleon Bonaparte
officeHolder Napoleon Bonaparte
officeScope head of government of France
head of state of France
officialName Consul à vie
partOf French Consulate period
politicalIdeology Bonapartism
precededBy Napoleon Bonaparte
surface form: First Consul
reasonForAbolition proclamation of the First French Empire
relatedEvent French plebiscite of 1802
surface form: Plebiscite of 10 August 1802
relatedTo First French Empire
French First Republic
surface form: First French Republic
replacedByOffice Emperor of the French
replaces limited-term consulate
significantEvent consolidation of Napoleonic power
transition from republican to authoritarian rule in France
significantFigure Napoleon Bonaparte
startTime 02-08-1802
1802

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Napoleon Bonaparte positionHeld Consul for Life