Guardians of the Laws
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Guardians of the Laws was a constitutional body created in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to oversee and safeguard the implementation of the reforms introduced by the Constitution of 3 May 1791.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guardians of the Laws canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional body
ⓘ
executive authority ⓘ government council ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Targowica Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accountableTo | Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
limit abuses of magnate power
ⓘ
strengthen central authority ⓘ |
| appliesTo | reforms of the Constitution of 3 May 1791 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod | Great Sejm era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | King of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1792 ⓘ |
| governs | executive administration of the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Guard of the Laws
ⓘ
Straż Praw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| hasPart |
minister of foreign affairs
ⓘ
minister of police ⓘ minister of the seal (internal affairs) ⓘ minister of treasury ⓘ minister of war ⓘ |
| hasRole |
ensuring obedience to laws
ⓘ
executive power of the state ⓘ foreign policy leadership ⓘ military command oversight ⓘ overseeing implementation of constitutional reforms ⓘ safeguarding the Constitution of 3 May 1791 ⓘ supervision of administration ⓘ |
| hasType | collegial executive body ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | King of Poland ⓘ |
| headOfState | King of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| inception |
1791
ⓘ
3 May 1791 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of 3 May 1791 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Warsaw ⓘ |
| memberOf |
King of Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Primate of Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ crown prince (without vote) ⓘ five ministers ⓘ secretary of the Guardians of the Laws ⓘ |
| partOf | political system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| replaces |
old system of magnate-dominated councils
ⓘ
previous royal council ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
implementation of the Constitution of 3 May 1791
ⓘ
suspension after Russian intervention in 1792 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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