Corsican Constitution of 1755

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The Corsican Constitution of 1755 was an Enlightenment-inspired democratic constitution drafted under Pasquale Paoli that established Corsica as an independent republic with pioneering provisions such as universal male suffrage and an elected parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Enlightenment-era constitution
constitution
historical document
national constitution
aimedTo secure Corsican independence
appliesToTerritory Corsica
country Corsican Republic
dateAdopted 1755
draftedBy Pasquale Paoli
establishedFormOfGovernment representative democracy
republic
followedBy French annexation of Corsica
guaranteed political representation through an elected assembly
hasAuthorityOver Corsican institutions of government
headOfState Pasquale Paoli
historicalPeriod Age of Enlightenment
inspiredBy Enlightenment political thought
language Italian
legalStatus supreme law of the Corsican Republic
notableFor early adoption of universal male suffrage
early modern democratic principles
establishing one of the first modern written constitutions in Europe
politicalIdeology liberalism
republicanism
precededBy Genoese rule in Corsica
providedFor elected parliament
separation of powers
universal male suffrage
written rule of law
region Mediterranean Europe

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Pasquale Paoli notableWork Corsican Constitution of 1755
Pasquale Paoli drafted Corsican Constitution of 1755
Corsican Republic hasConstitution Corsican Constitution of 1755
Corsican War of Independence relatedTo Corsican Constitution of 1755
Kingdom of Corsica hasConstitution Corsican Constitution of 1755