Conseil des Cinq-Cents
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The Conseil des Cinq-Cents was the lower house of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, composed of 500 deputies responsible for proposing laws.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Council of Five Hundred | 7 |
| Conseil des Cinq-Cents canonical | 2 |
| Conseil des Cinq-Cents (as upper chamber relative to it) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7063662 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conseil des Cinq-Cents Context triple: [Corps législatif, precededBy, Conseil des Cinq-Cents]
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A.
Conseil de la République
Conseil de la République was the upper house of the French Parliament during the Fourth Republic, functioning as a consultative legislative chamber from 1946 to 1958.
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B.
Council of State of France
The Council of State of France is the supreme administrative court and legal adviser to the French government, playing a central role in reviewing administrative decisions and drafting legislation.
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C.
Grosser Rat
Grosser Rat is the unicameral cantonal parliament of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland, responsible for legislative functions at the cantonal level.
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D.
Council of State
The Council of State was a key advisory and administrative body that assisted the Catholic Monarchy in governing its territories and shaping high-level policy decisions.
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E.
Council of State
The Council of State is a powerful collective leadership body in Cuba that exercises many of the functions of the head of state and oversees the implementation of laws and policies between sessions of the National Assembly.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conseil des Cinq-Cents Target entity description: The Conseil des Cinq-Cents was the lower house of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, composed of 500 deputies responsible for proposing laws.
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A.
Conseil de la République
Conseil de la République was the upper house of the French Parliament during the Fourth Republic, functioning as a consultative legislative chamber from 1946 to 1958.
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B.
Council of State of France
The Council of State of France is the supreme administrative court and legal adviser to the French government, playing a central role in reviewing administrative decisions and drafting legislation.
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C.
Grosser Rat
Grosser Rat is the unicameral cantonal parliament of Basel-Stadt in Switzerland, responsible for legislative functions at the cantonal level.
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D.
Council of State
The Council of State was a key advisory and administrative body that assisted the Catholic Monarchy in governing its territories and shaping high-level policy decisions.
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E.
Council of State
The Council of State is Norway’s formal cabinet, composed of the prime minister and other ministers, which advises the monarch and exercises executive authority in the Norwegian government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French revolutionary institution
ⓘ
historical legislative body ⓘ lower house of legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver | initiation of ordinary legislation ⓘ |
| composition | male deputies at least 30 years old ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of the Year III of the French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalRole |
could not declare war or peace directly
ⓘ
could not directly control the executive Directory ⓘ |
| country | French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1799 ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | Coup of 18 Brumaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
minimum age 30
ⓘ
residence in France for at least 10 years ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Council of Five Hundred NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Year III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Corps législatif under the Consulate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FrenchName | Conseil des Cinq-Cents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Conseil des Anciens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateDuringExistence | Directory (five Directors) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | embodied moderate republican phase after the Terror ⓘ |
| inception | 1795 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyFor | French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction | proposed laws ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature lower house ⓘ |
| location | Paris ⓘ |
| meetingPlace |
Orangerie of Saint-Cloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuileries Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | number of its deputies ⓘ |
| notableEvent | stormed during the Coup of 18 Brumaire ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 500 ⓘ |
| partOf |
French Directory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French legislature under the Directory ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | Directory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Corps législatif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
debated proposed laws
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elected members of the Conseil des Anciens ⓘ initiated legislation ⓘ lower chamber of the legislature ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | indirect election ⓘ |
| termLength | 3 years ⓘ |
| votingEligibilityForMembers | elected by electoral colleges ⓘ |
| votingSystem | property-based suffrage (censitary suffrage) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Conseil des Cinq-Cents Description of subject: The Conseil des Cinq-Cents was the lower house of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, composed of 500 deputies responsible for proposing laws.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
this entity surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
this entity surface form:
Conseil des Cinq-Cents (as upper chamber relative to it)
subject surface form:
French Directory
this entity surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
this entity surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
subject surface form:
Jean-Jacques-Régis de Cambacérès
this entity surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
this entity surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
this entity surface form:
Council of Five Hundred