Constitution of the Year VIII
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The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Constitution of the Year VIII canonical | 32 |
| French Constitution of 1799 | 2 |
| Constitution of the Year VIII in its essential provisions | 1 |
| Constitutional process of the Year VIII | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of the Year VIII Context triple: [French Consulate, legalBasis, Constitution of the Year VIII]
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A.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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B.
French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
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C.
French Constitution of 1802
The French Constitution of 1802 was the Napoleonic-era charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s authoritarian rule by reshaping the institutions of the French Consulate and weakening republican checks on executive power.
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D.
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a foundational 1789 document of the French Revolution that proclaims universal individual rights and the principles of national sovereignty, liberty, and equality before the law.
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E.
Constitution of the Year X
The Constitution of the Year X was a Napoleonic-era French constitutional charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s power by transforming his position into that of Consul for Life, paving the way toward his eventual imperial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Constitution of the Year VIII Target entity description: The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
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A.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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B.
French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
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C.
French Constitution of 1802
The French Constitution of 1802 was the Napoleonic-era charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s authoritarian rule by reshaping the institutions of the French Consulate and weakening republican checks on executive power.
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D.
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is a foundational 1789 document of the French Revolution that proclaims universal individual rights and the principles of national sovereignty, liberty, and equality before the law.
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E.
Constitution of the Year X
The Constitution of the Year X was a Napoleonic-era French constitutional charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s power by transforming his position into that of Consul for Life, paving the way toward his eventual imperial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Constitution of the Year VIII Description of subject: The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
Referenced by (36)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French Constitution of 1799
this entity surface form:
French Constitution of 1799
this entity surface form:
Constitutional process of the Year VIII
this entity surface form:
Constitution of the Year VIII in its essential provisions
subject surface form:
Council of State (Napoleonic France)
subject surface form:
Senate (Napoleonic France)
subject surface form:
Senate (Napoleonic France)