Council of Five Hundred Conseil des Cinq-Cents | |
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French First Republic | |
![]() General Bonaparte surrounded by members of the Council of Five Hundred during the 18 Brumaire coup d'état. | |
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History | |
Established | 31 October 1795 |
Disbanded | 10 November 1799 |
Preceded by | National Convention (unicameral) |
Succeeded by | Corps législatif |
Seats | 500 |
Meeting place | |
Salle du Manège, rue de Rivoli, Paris |
The Council of Five Hundred (Conseil des Cinq-Cents) was the lower house of the legislature of the French First Republic under the Constitution of the Year III. It operated from 31 October 1795[1] to 9 November 1799 during the Directory (French: Directoire) period of the French Revolution.