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Council of Ancients

January 01, 1970

The Council of Ancients or Council of Elders (French: Conseil des Anciens) was the upper house of the French legislature under the Constitution of the Year III, during the period commonly known as the Directory (French: Directoire), from 22 August 1795 until 9 November 1799, roughly the second half of the period generally referred to as the French Revolution.

Council of Ancients

Conseil des Anciens
French First Republic
Emblem of the Council of Anciens
Type
Type
History
Established2 November 1795
Disbanded10 November 1799
Preceded byNational Convention (unicameral)
Succeeded byImperial Senate
Seats250
Meeting place
Salle du Manège, rue de Rivoli, Paris
Thomas Bouquerot de Voligny (1755–1841) in his uniform as a member of the Council of Ancients (Musée de la Révolution française).
The Council of Ancients in session.

The Council of Ancients was the senior of the two-halves of the republican legislative system. The Ancients were 250 members who could accept or reject laws put forward by the lower house of the Directory, the Council of Five Hundred (Conseil des Cinq-Cents). Each member had to be at least forty years of age, and a third of them would be replaced annually. They had no authority to draft laws, but any bills that they renounced could not be reintroduced for at least a year.[1]

Besides functioning as a legislative body, the Ancients chose five Directors, who jointly held executive power, from the list of names put forward by the Council of Five Hundred. The Council of Ancients had their own distinctive official uniform, with robes, cape and hat, just as did the Council of Five Hundred and the Directors.[2][3] Under the Thermidorean constitution, as Boissy d'Anglas put it, the Council of Five Hundred was to be the imagination of the Republic, and the Council of Ancients its reason.[4][5]

The name adopted for the body was based on the French translation/adaptation of the term Senate.[6]

Presidents of the Council of Ancients edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Paul R. Hanson, Contesting the French Revolution, John Wiley & Sons 2009 p.131.
  2. ^ "Grand costumes des membres du conseil et : Conseil des Cinq Cent Conseil des Anciens Haute Cour de justice tribunal de cassation : [estampe] / [non identifié]". gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  3. ^ Waquet, Dominique (2015). "Costumes et vêtements sous le Directoire : Signes politiques ou effets de mode ?". Cahiers d'Histoire. Revue d'Histoire Critique (129): 19–54. doi:10.4000/chrhc.4768. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Modernity and archaism of the first French republican Constitutions (1792-1799)". hal-amu.archives-ouvertes.fr. Retrieved 30 April 2017.[title missing]
  5. ^ "Les nouveautés constitutionnelles de l'an III". 1795, pour une République sans Révolution. Histoire. Presses universitaires de Rennes. 9 July 2015. pp. 167–177. ISBN 9782753525962. Retrieved 30 April 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  6. ^ senate (n.) c. 1200, "legal and administrative body of ancient Rome," from Old French senat or Latin senatus "highest council of the state in ancient Rome," literally "council of elders," from senex (genitive senis) "old man, old" (from PIE root *sen- "old"). Attested from late 14c. in reference to governing bodies of free cities in Europe; of national governing bodies from 1550s; specific sense of upper house of U.S. legislature is recorded from 1775. Online Etymology Dictionary accessed 1/11/2017.

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The Council of Ancients or Council of Elders French Conseil des Anciens was the upper house of the French legislature under the Constitution of the Year III during the period commonly known as the Directory French Directoire from 22 August 1795 until 9 November 1799 roughly the second half of the period generally referred to as the French Revolution Council of Ancients Conseil des AnciensFrench First RepublicEmblem of the Council of AnciensTypeTypeUpper houseHistoryEstablished2 November 1795Disbanded10 November 1799Preceded byNational Convention unicameral Succeeded byImperial SenateSeats250Meeting placeSalle du Manege rue de Rivoli Paris Thomas Bouquerot de Voligny 1755 1841 in his uniform as a member of the Council of Ancients Musee de la Revolution francaise The Council of Ancients in session The Council of Ancients was the senior of the two halves of the republican legislative system The Ancients were 250 members who could accept or reject laws put forward by the lower house of the Directory the Council of Five Hundred Conseil des Cinq Cents Each member had to be at least forty years of age and a third of them would be replaced annually They had no authority to draft laws but any bills that they renounced could not be reintroduced for at least a year 1 Besides functioning as a legislative body the Ancients chose five Directors who jointly held executive power from the list of names put forward by the Council of Five Hundred The Council of Ancients had their own distinctive official uniform with robes cape and hat just as did the Council of Five Hundred and the Directors 2 3 Under the Thermidorean constitution as Boissy d Anglas put it the Council of Five Hundred was to be the imagination of the Republic and the Council of Ancients its reason 4 5 The name adopted for the body was based on the French translation adaptation of the term Senate 6 Contents 1 Presidents of the Council of Ancients 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesPresidents of the Council of Ancients edit28 October 1795 Claude Antoine Rudel Du Miral due to age 28 October 1795 2 November 1795 Louis Marie de La Revelliere Lepeaux 2 November 1795 23 November 1795 Pierre Charles Louis Baudin known as Baudin des Ardennes 23 November 1795 22 December 1795 Francois Denis Tronchet 22 December 1795 22 January 1796 Theodore Vernier 22 January 1796 20 February 1796 Guillaume Francois Charles Goupil de Prefelne 20 February 1796 21 March 1796 Claude Ambroise Regnier 21 March 1796 20 April 1796 Jacques Antoine Creuze Latouche 20 April 1796 20 May 1796 Jean Barthelemy Lecouteulx de Canteleu 20 May 1796 19 June 1796 Charles Francois Lebrun 19 June 1796 19 July 1796 Jean Etienne Marie Portalis 19 July 1796 18 August 1796 Jean Dussaulx 18 August 1796 23 September 1796 Honore Muraire 23 September 1796 22 October 1796 Roger Ducos 22 October 1796 21 November 1796 Jean Girard Lacuee 21 November 1796 21 December 1796 Jean Jacques Breard known as Breard Duplessis 21 December 1796 20 January 1797 Boniface Paradis 20 January 1797 19 February 1797 Sebastien Ligeret de Beauvais 19 February 1797 21 March 1797 Joseph Clement Poullain de Grandprey 21 March 1797 20 April 1797 Jean Francois Bertrand Delmas 20 April 1797 20 May 1797 Edme Bonaventure Courtois 20 May 1797 19 June 1797 Francois Barbe Marbois 19 June 1797 19 July 1797 Louis Bernard de Saint Affrique 19 July 1797 18 August 1797 Pierre Samuel Dupont de Nemours 18 August 1797 4 September 1797 Andre Daniel Laffon de Ladebat known as Laffon Ladebat 6 September 1797 23 September 1797 Jean Antoine Marbot 23 September 1797 22 October 1797 Emmanuel Cretet 22 October 1797 21 November 1797 Jean Pierre Lacombe Saint Michel 21 November 1797 21 December 1797 Jean Francois Philibert Rossee 21 December 1797 20 January 1798 Jean Baptiste Marragon 20 January 1798 19 February 1798 Jean Rousseau 19 February 1798 21 March 1798 Pardoux Bordas 21 March 1798 20 April 1798 Etienne Mollevaut 20 April 1798 20 May 1798 Jacques Poisson de Coudreville 20 May 1798 19 June 1798 Claude Ambroise Regnier 19 June 1798 19 July 1798 Jean Antoine Marbot 19 July 1798 18 August 1798 Etienne Maynaud Bizefranc de Lavaux 18 August 1798 23 September 1798 Pierre Antoine Laloy 23 September 1798 22 October 1798 Benoit Michel Decomberousse 22 October 1798 21 November 1798 Emmanuel Peres de Lagesse 21 November 1798 21 December 1798 Jean Augustin Moreau de Vormes 21 December 1798 20 January 1799 Jean Baptiste Perrin des Vosges 20 January 1799 19 February 1799 Dominique Joseph Garat 19 February 1799 21 March 1799 Jean Aime Delacoste 21 March 1799 20 April 1799 Mathieu Depere 20 April 1799 20 May 1799 Claude Pierre Dellay d Agier 20 May 1799 19 June 1799 Charles Claude Christophe Gourdan 19 June 1799 19 July 1799 Pierre Charles Louis Baudin known as Baudin des Ardennes 19 July 1799 18 August 1799 Louis Thibaut Dubois Dubais 18 August 1799 24 September 1799 Mathieu Augustin Cornet 24 September 1799 23 October 1799 Joseph Cornudet des Chaumettes 23 October 1799 10 November 1799 Louis Nicolas LemercierSee also editSenate France List of presidents of the Senate France Council of the Republic France Chamber of Peers France References edit Paul R Hanson Contesting the French Revolution John Wiley amp Sons 2009 p 131 Grand costumes des membres du conseil et Conseil des Cinq Cent Conseil des Anciens Haute Cour de justice tribunal de cassation estampe non identifie gallica bnf fr Retrieved 30 April 2017 Waquet Dominique 2015 Costumes et vetements sous le Directoire Signes politiques ou effets de mode Cahiers d Histoire Revue d Histoire Critique 129 19 54 doi 10 4000 chrhc 4768 Retrieved 30 April 2017 Modernity and archaism of the first French republican Constitutions 1792 1799 hal amu archives ouvertes fr Retrieved 30 April 2017 title missing Les nouveautes constitutionnelles de l an III 1795 pour une Republique sans Revolution Histoire Presses universitaires de Rennes 9 July 2015 pp 167 177 ISBN 9782753525962 Retrieved 30 April 2017 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help senate n c 1200 legal and administrative body of ancient Rome from Old French senat or Latin senatus highest council of the state in ancient Rome literally council of elders from senex genitive senis old man old from PIE root sen old Attested from late 14c in reference to governing bodies of free cities in Europe of national governing bodies from 1550s specific sense of upper house of U S legislature is recorded from 1775 Online Etymology Dictionary accessed 1 11 2017 Sources edithttp www rulers org frgovt1 html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Council of Ancients amp oldid 1210473924, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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