Constitution of 1815

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The Constitution of 1815 was the foundational charter of the Kingdom of Congress Poland, establishing its political system and limited autonomy under the Russian Empire after the Congress of Vienna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
foundational charter
alsoKnownAs Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815)
surface form: Constitution of Congress Poland

Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland (1815)
appliesToJurisdiction Congress Poland
containsPrinciple censorship of the press
freedom of religion with dominance of Roman Catholicism
hereditary monarchy in the Romanov dynasty
inviolability of property
personal liberty subject to limitations
separation of powers in Congress Poland
country Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland)
surface form: Kingdom of Poland
creates Congress Poland
surface form: Administrative Council of Congress Poland

Council of State of the Kingdom of Poland
surface form: Council of State of Congress Poland

Sejm of the Kingdom of Poland
surface form: Sejm of Congress Poland

Senate of Poland
surface form: Senate of Congress Poland

bicameral parliament
dateAdopted 1815-11-27
defines political system of Congress Poland
effectivelySuspendedAfter November Uprising
establishes constitutional monarchy in Congress Poland
hereditary monarchy under the Russian emperor
follows Duchy of Warsaw constitutional framework
Napoleonic-era legal and administrative traditions in Polish lands
Treaty arrangements of the Congress of Vienna
grants limited autonomy under the Russian Empire
grantsTitleTo Alexander I of Russia
surface form: Alexander I of Russia as King of Poland
guarantees Polish as official language of administration in Congress Poland
separate administration for Congress Poland within the Russian Empire
separate army for Congress Poland
headOfState Tsar of Russia
surface form: Emperor of Russia as King of Poland
historicalContext settlement of the Congress of Vienna
historicalPeriod post-Napoleonic Europe
inForceUntil 1830
language French
Polish
Russian
legalStatus supreme law of Congress Poland
limits political rights largely to nobility and property owners
partOf constitutional history of Poland
history of the Russian Empire
placeAdopted Warsaw
promulgatedBy Alexander I of Russia
regulates civil rights and obligations of citizens of Congress Poland
judicial system of Congress Poland
legislative process in Congress Poland
relationship between King of Poland and Sejm
replacedBy Organic Statute of the Kingdom of Poland
restricts voting rights to certain property and status qualifications
subordinates Polish army to the Russian emperor as commander-in-chief
Polish foreign policy to the Russian Empire
yearAdopted 1815

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Congress Poland legalBasis Constitution of 1815