President of the Council of Five Hundred
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The President of the Council of Five Hundred was the presiding officer of the lower house of the French legislature during the Directory period of the French Revolution, overseeing debates and legislative procedures.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parliamentary office
ⓘ
political position ⓘ presiding officer ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | France ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
|
| associatedWithEvent |
Coup of 18 Fructidor
ⓘ
Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| category |
French Revolutionary political offices
ⓘ
Speakers of legislatures ⓘ |
| country | French First Republic ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | Coup of 18 Brumaire ⓘ |
| domain | legislative branch ⓘ |
| endTime | 1799 ⓘ |
| followedBy | presiding officers of the Corps législatif ⓘ |
| governmentForm | Directory regime ⓘ |
| governsBody | sessions of the Council of Five Hundred ⓘ |
| hasPart | vice-presidents of the Council of Five Hundred ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | head of the lower house ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalSubperiod | Directory ⓘ |
| inception | Constitution of 1795 coming into force ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | French First Republic ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
French Constitution of 1795
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Year III
|
| legislativeBody |
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
|
| legislativeTerm | French Directory ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Paris ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf |
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
|
| officeType | legislative speaker ⓘ |
| partOf |
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
|
| positionHeldIn | lower house of the French legislature ⓘ |
| precededBy | presiding officers of the National Convention ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
Council of Five Hundred (faction)
ⓘ
surface form:
Council of Five Hundred
|
| responsibleFor |
directing voting procedures
ⓘ
ensuring observance of rules of procedure ⓘ granting the floor to speakers ⓘ maintaining order in the chamber ⓘ managing legislative procedures ⓘ overseeing debates ⓘ |
| seat |
Salle du Manège
ⓘ
Tuileries Palace ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election by members of the Council of Five Hundred ⓘ |
| startTime | 1795 ⓘ |
| supervises | secretaries of the Council of Five Hundred ⓘ |
| temporalContext | late 18th century ⓘ |
| typeOfPosition | republican office ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | French ⓘ |
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