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Sénat conservateur
Legislative body of Napoleonic France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the present-day Senate (France).
The Sénat conservateur (from French: "Conservative Senate") was an advisory body established in France during the Consulate following the French Revolution. It was established in 1799 under the Constitution of the Year VIII following the Napoleon Bonaparte-led Coup of 18 Brumaire. It lasted until 1814 when Napoleon Bonaparte was overthrown and the Bourbon monarchy was restored. The Sénat was a key element in Napoleon's regime.[citation needed]
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History | |
Founded | 1799 (1799) |
Disbanded | 1814 (1814) |
Preceded by | Council of Ancients |
Succeeded by | Chamber of Peers |
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Luxembourg Palace | |
Constitution | |
Constitution of the Year VIII |
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With the Tribunat and the Corps législatif, the Sénat formed one of the three legislative assemblies of the consulate.
The constitutions of Year X (1802) and Year XII (18 May 1804; instituting the First French Empire under Napoleon) reinforced the importance of the Sénat conservateur.