Senate (Conservative Senate of the Consulate)
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The Senate (Conservative Senate of the Consulate) was a powerful constitutional body of Napoleonic France that safeguarded the regime’s political order, validated laws, and helped maintain the authority of the consuls.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Senate (First French Empire) | 2 |
| Senate (Conservative Senate of the Consulate) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional organ
ⓘ
governmental body ⓘ legislative institution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Conservative Senate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sénat conservateur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
Consulate (France)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | life members ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolution | 1814 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of the Year VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | senators ⓘ |
| headOfState | First Consul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| inception | 1799 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | constitutional body ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| metInBuilding | Luxembourg Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles-François Lebrun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre-Roger Ducos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | political institutions of Napoleonic France ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| power |
to annul unconstitutional acts
ⓘ
to designate candidates for high offices ⓘ to modify the constitution by senatus-consulte ⓘ |
| replaced | Council of Elders (French Directory) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Chamber of Peers (Bourbon Restoration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
appointing members of other institutions
ⓘ
controlling the electoral system ⓘ ensuring conformity of laws with the constitution ⓘ guardian of the constitution ⓘ interpreting the constitution ⓘ issuing senatus-consultes ⓘ maintaining the authority of the consuls ⓘ safeguarding the political order of the regime ⓘ supervising the legislative bodies ⓘ validating laws ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
appointment by the First Consul
ⓘ
cooptation ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
creation following the Coup of 18 Brumaire
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issued senatus-consulte proclaiming the fall of Napoleon in 1814 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | First Consul of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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French Senate (First French Empire)
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French Senate (First French Empire)