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Defunct lower houses

  • Council of Five HundredThe Constitution of Year III arrived on the 24th of September 1795 after a public referendum. This document created the Council of Five Hundred as the lower…
  • Corps législatifThe Constitution of the Year VIII took effect in 1799 and established a new Corps législatif. This body replaced the Council of Five Hundred from the…
  • House of Commons of EnglandThe year 1265 marked a turning point when rebel leader Simon de Montfort summoned representatives from major towns to his parliament.