Historical legislatures in France

single-chamber assembly in France from 21 September 1792 to 26 October 1795

unelected tricameral parliament in the Kingdom of France from 1302 to 1789

former political body formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789 during the first stages of the French Revolution

lower house of the legislature of France during the period commonly known as the Directory (Directoire)

upper house of the Directory-era French legislature

former legislature of France

Consultative assembly in the kingdom of France

assembly during the French Revolution

French Constitutional Assembly of the Consulate and Empire (1800-1815)

French upper house from 1814 to 1848

chamber of deputies in power after the second Bourbon Restoration

name of several parliamentary bodies of France in the 19th and 20th centuries

thumb | right | alt=Painting of four men near and on a staircase. A man on the right shows some paper to the man on the left (Napoleon) who’s hand gesture indicates that he rejects this document | Napoleon’s visit to the Palais-Royal on 19 August 1807; the Palais-Royal was the seat of the Tribunat, a consultative assembly that was abolished in 1907. The man in the blue coat is Jean-Claude Fabre, known as Fabre de l’Aude, the president of the Tribunat. Napoleon, angered by his presence, leaves the palace while rejecting the redevelopment plans proposed by the two. (Painting by Merry-Joseph Blon

lower body of the French Parliament

lower house of the Parliament under Napoleonic France

upper house of the parliament in the French Fourth Republic (1946–1958)

1848 French revolutionary body