Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of 3 May 1791

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The Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of 3 May 1791 was a pioneering Enlightenment-era fundamental law of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, often regarded as Europe’s first modern written national constitution and the world’s second after the U.S. Constitution.

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Constitution of 3 May 1791	8
Constitution of 3 May	1
Polish Constitution of 1791	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitution ⓘ fundamental law ⓘ legal document ⓘ
abolished	1792 ⓘ
abolishedBy	Targowica Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ
affirmed	Roman Catholicism as dominant religion ⓘ
aimedTo	limit the abuses of the liberum veto ⓘ reform the political system ⓘ strengthen the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Constitution of 3 May NERFINISHED ⓘ May 3rd Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
author	Hugo Kołłątaj NERFINISHED ⓘ Ignacy Potocki NERFINISHED ⓘ King Stanisław II August NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedIn	Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemoratedOn	3 May ⓘ
country	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateAdopted	1791-05-03 ⓘ
describedAs	Europe’s first modern written national constitution ⓘ world’s second modern written national constitution ⓘ
established	a bicameral legislature ⓘ a separate executive branch ⓘ a separate judiciary ⓘ
follows	Henrician Articles NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacta conventa NERFINISHED ⓘ
guaranteed	religious tolerance ⓘ
hasSignificance	milestone in European constitutionalism ⓘ symbol of Polish and Lithuanian statehood ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Enlightenment ⓘ
inception	1791 ⓘ
inspiredBy	Enlightenment NERFINISHED ⓘ French Enlightenment political thought ⓘ United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ
introduced	constitutional monarchy ⓘ hereditary monarchy in place of elective monarchy ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ
language	French ⓘ Polish ⓘ
legislativeBody	Great Sejm NERFINISHED ⓘ
limited	political power of the nobility ⓘ
placeOfAdoption	Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
provided	state protection for peasants ⓘ
restricted	use of liberum veto ⓘ
strengthened	rights of townspeople ⓘ

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