Disambiguation evidence for Constitution of 3 May 1791 (adopted by the Four-Year Sejm) via surface form
"Constitution of 3 May 1791"
As subject (48)
Triples where this entity appears as subject under the
label "Constitution of 3 May 1791".
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| abolished | liberum veto in most legislative matters ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Sejm
ⓘ
surface form:
Four-Year Sejm
|
| adoptedInCity | Warsaw ⓘ |
| affirmed | Roman Catholicism as the dominant religion ⓘ |
| aimedTo | safeguard the sovereignty of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| aimedTo | strengthen the political system of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Government Act of 3 May 1791 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
May 3rd Constitution
ⓘ
surface form:
Konstytucja 3 maja
|
| alsoKnownAs | May 3rd Constitution ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | Poland’s Constitution Day ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 3 May ⓘ |
| country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| created | Guardians of the Laws (executive council) ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1791-05-03 ⓘ |
| describedAs | Europe’s first modern written national constitution ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark Polish–Lithuanian reform charter ⓘ |
| followedByEvent |
Polish–Russian War (1792)
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish–Russian War of 1792
|
| followedByEvent | Second Partition of Poland ⓘ |
| guaranteed | religious tolerance for non-Catholics ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Enlightenment
ⓘ
surface form:
Enlightenment
|
| influenced | later Polish constitutional traditions ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | American constitutionalism ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Enlightenment political thought ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | French constitutional reforms of the late 18th century ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | ideas of Montesquieu ⓘ |
| instanceOf | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth law ⓘ |
| instanceOf | legal document ⓘ |
| instanceOf | national constitution ⓘ |
| introduced | hereditary monarchy in place of elective monarchy ⓘ |
| introduced | political equality between townspeople and nobility in some areas ⓘ |
| introduced | principle of separation of powers ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| limited | political rights of the magnate oligarchy ⓘ |
| locationOfSigning | Royal Castle in Warsaw ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Targowica Confederation ⓘ |
| principalAuthor | Hugo Kołłątaj ⓘ |
| principalAuthor | Ignacy Potocki ⓘ |
| principalAuthor |
Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski
ⓘ
surface form:
King Stanisław II August Poniatowski
|
| provided | state protection for peasants ⓘ |
| replaced | existing political system based on the liberum veto ⓘ |
| restricted | liberum veto ⓘ |
| strengthened | executive power of the king and the government ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Patriotic Party ⓘ |
| suspendedBy | Targowica Confederation ⓘ |
| triggered |
Russian Partition of Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian intervention in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
|
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