Constitution of the Year VIII

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French constitution constitution fundamental law

The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French constitution → constitution → fundamental law →
adoptedInYear	1799 →
adoptedOnDate	24 December 1799 →
aimedTo	stabilize France after the Revolution →
approvedBy	plebiscite →
branchAffected	executive branch → judicial branch → legislative branch →
calendarReference	French Republican Calendar →
cameIntoForceInYear	1799 →
classifiedAs	authoritarian constitution →
country	France →
createdOffice	First Consul →
enabledRiseOf	Napoleon Bonaparte →
followedBy	Constitution of the Year X → Constitution of the Year XII →
governmentTypeEstablished	authoritarian consulate →
headOfStateTitleCreated	First Consul →
historicalContext	French Revolution →
historicalPeriod	French Consulate →
keyFigureInDrafting	Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès → Pierre-Claude-François Daunou →
language	French →
legalBasisFor	Napoleon’s rule as First Consul →
legalForm	written constitution →
legalSystem	civil law →
legislativeBodiesCreated	Corps législatif → Council of State → Senate → Tribunate →
limited	political liberties →
locationOfAdoption	Paris →
mainBeneficiary	Napoleon Bonaparte →
numberOfConsuls	3 →
plebisciteHeldInYear	1800 →
politicalRegimeEstablished	Consulate →
principalExecutivePowerVestedIn	First Consul →
providedFor	census suffrage →
reducedRoleOf	legislative power →
relatedEvent	Coup of 18 Brumaire →
replaced	Constitution of 1795 →
resultOf	Coup of 18 Brumaire →
strengthenedRoleOf	executive power →
supersededBy	Constitution of the Year X → Constitution of the Year XII →
territorialScope	French Republic →
yearInFrenchRepublicanCalendar	Year VIII →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Corps législatif of France → Sénat conservateur → Tribunate →	createdBy
Constitution of the Year X → French Constitution of 1802 → French Constitution of 1802 ("French Constitution of 1799") →	follows
Corps législatif of France → French Consulate →	legalBasis
Constitution of the Year X → French Constitution of 1802 →	precededBy
Third Consul ("Constitutional process of the Year VIII") →	appointedBy
Third Consul →	constitutionalBasis
French First Republic →	constitutionalDocument
French Constitution of 1795 ("French Constitution of 1799") →	followedBy
Third Consul →	officeCreatedBy
Tribunate →	partOf
French plebiscite of 1802 →	previousConstitution
Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire →	relatedTo
French Constitution of 1795 →	repealedBy