page_title: Council of Five Hundred
hierarchical_section_title: Council of Five Hundred
context_page_description: The Council of Five Hundred, or simply the Five Hundred, was the lower house of the legislature of France under the Constitution of the Year III. It existed during the period commonly known as the Directory, from 26 October 1795 until 9 November 1799: roughly the second half of the period generally referred to as the French Revolution.
context_section_description: The Council of Five Hundred (Conseil des Cinq-Cents), or simply the Five Hundred, was the lower house of the legislature of France under the Constitution of the Year III.  It existed during the period commonly known (from the name of the executive branch during this time) as the Directory (Directoire), from 26 October 1795 until 9 November 1799: roughly the second half of the period generally referred to as the French Revolution.
caption: General Bonaparte surrounded by members of the Council of Five Hundred during the 18 Brumaire coup d'état.
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