French Constitution of 1791
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The French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution of France, establishing a constitutional monarchy that limited the powers of the king and restructured the state during the French Revolution.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Constitution of 1791 | 6 |
| 1791 French Constitution | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French constitutional document
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constitution ⓘ written constitution ⓘ |
| abolishedInstitution | feudalism (in law) ⓘ |
| abolishedOn | 1792-09-21 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French Constitution of 1791
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surface form:
Constitution of 1791
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| banned | lettres de cachet ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1791-10-01 ⓘ |
| confirmedAbolitionOf |
clergy privileges
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nobility privileges ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdJudicialPrinciple | independence of the judiciary ⓘ |
| createdLegislativeBody | Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1791-09-03 ⓘ |
| datePromulgated | 1791-09-14 ⓘ |
| definedCitizenship | active citizens and passive citizens ⓘ |
| definedTerritorialDivision |
cantons
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communes ⓘ departments ⓘ districts ⓘ |
| draftedBy | National Constituent Assembly ⓘ |
| establishedFormOfGovernment | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| establishedPrinciple |
constitutional monarchy
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equality before the law ⓘ national sovereignty ⓘ popular representation ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| excludedFromPoliticalRights |
many poorer men
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women ⓘ |
| followedBy | French Constitution of 1793 ⓘ |
| grantedLegislativePowerTo | Legislative Assembly ⓘ |
| headOfStateTitle | King of the French ⓘ |
| historicalContext | French Revolution ⓘ |
| incorporatedRightsFrom |
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
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| influencedBy |
Enlightenment political thought
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Montesquieu’s theory of separation of powers ⓘ |
| introducedRoyalVetoType | suspensive veto ⓘ |
| introducedSuffrageType | census suffrage ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1792 | suspended and then abolished with the monarchy ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberType | unicameral ⓘ |
| legislativeTermLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| limitedMonarchBy | constitution ⓘ |
| limitedPowerOf | King of the French ⓘ |
| maintainedInstitution | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| recognizedDocument |
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789
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| redefinedMonarchTitleFrom |
Kings of France
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surface form:
King of France
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| regulatedReligionBy |
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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surface form:
Civil Constitution of the Clergy (already adopted, integrated in framework)
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| restrictedVotingTo | male citizens paying a certain level of taxes ⓘ |
| retainedExecutivePowerFor | King of the French ⓘ |
| royalVetoDuration | two consecutive legislatures ⓘ |
| signedByMonarch |
Louis XVI of France
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surface form:
Louis XVI
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1791 French Constitution