Sénat conservateur

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The Sénat conservateur was a powerful legislative and constitutional body of Napoleonic France that oversaw the application of the constitution and often served to legitimize Napoleon’s authority.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional body
institution of the First French Empire
legislative body
appliesToJurisdiction France
appointedBy Emperor of the French
First Consul
can annul acts contrary to the constitution
issue sénatus-consultes
country France
createdBy Constitution of the Year VIII
createdDuring French Consulate
dissolved 1814
hasAuthorityOver interpretation of the constitution
revision of the constitution
hasCharacteristic dominated by Napoleon’s supporters
instrument of authoritarian rule
limited independence from the executive
members appointed for life
non-elected body
hasJurisdiction French colonial empire (under Napoleon)
metropolitan France
linked to: Metropolitan France
hasMember senator
hasRole constitutional court-like body
electoral college for high offices
guardian of the constitution
legitimization of Napoleon’s authority
oversight of constitutional application
headquartersLocation Palais du Luxembourg
historicalPeriod First French Empire
French Consulate
Napoleonic era
inception 1799
legalForm constitutional organ
legislativeBodyOf First French Empire
French Consulate
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Paris
memberOf institutions of Napoleonic France
namedAfter concept of a conservative senate
numberOfMembers 60
officialLanguage French
partOf Napoleonic political system
precededBy Council of Ancients
replacedBy Chambre des pairs
linked to: Chamber of Peers
significantEvent deposed Napoleon I in 1814
issued sénatus-consulte establishing the First French Empire
proclaimed Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor in 1804
usedLegalInstrument sénatus-consulte

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French Consulate legislativeBody Sénat conservateur
Corps législatif of France coexistsWith Sénat conservateur
Senate of France historicalPrecursor Sénat conservateur
First French Empire legislature Sénat conservateur
Council of Ancients followedBy Conservative Senate
linked to: Sénat conservateur
Tribunate subordinateTo Senate (Conservative Senate)
linked to: Sénat conservateur
Supreme Conservative Power alsoKnownAs Supremo Poder Conservador
linked to: Sénat conservateur
French Empire legislature Sénat conservateur
Conseil des Anciens replacedBy Sénat conservateur
Constitution of the Year XII relatedToInstitution French Senate (Sénat conservateur)
linked to: Sénat conservateur
Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 adoptedBy Sénat conservateur
Senatus-consulte of 18 May 1804 governingBodyImpacted French Senate (Sénat conservateur)
linked to: Sénat conservateur
Napoleonic institutions hasPart Senate (Sénat conservateur)
linked to: Sénat conservateur
Senate (Napoleonic France) alsoKnownAs Sénat conservateur
subject linked to: Senate
Sénat (Second French Empire) predecessor Sénat conservateur (First French Empire)
subject linked to: Sénat
linked to: Sénat conservateur