Constitution of the Year X

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The Constitution of the Year X was a Napoleonic-era French constitutional charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s power by transforming his position into that of Consul for Life, paving the way toward his eventual imperial rule.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf French constitution
Napoleonic-era constitution
constitutional charter
aimedAt legitimizing concentration of power in the First Consul
stabilizing Napoleonic regime
appliesToTerritory French Consulate
beneficiary Napoleon Bonaparte
country France
createdOffice Consul for Life
followedBy Constitution of the Year XII
follows Constitution of the Year VIII
governmentTypeStrengthened executive branch of France
historicalContext post-Revolutionary France
historicalSignificance key step in transition from Consulate to Empire
holderOfCreatedOffice Napoleon Bonaparte
language French
legalForm constitutional amendment
mainEffect consolidation of Napoleon Bonaparte’s power
strengthening of executive power
transformation of First Consul into Consul for Life
pavedWayFor establishment of the First French Empire
politicalRegime Consulate
politicalSystemType authoritarian consulate
precededBy Constitution of the Year VIII
relatedConcept lifetime executive tenure
personal rule of Napoleon Bonaparte
relatedDocument Constitution of the Year XII
relatedEvent rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
timePeriod Napoleonic era
weakenedInstitution representative bodies of the Consulate


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