Disambiguation evidence for Constitution of 3 May 1791 (adopted by the Four-Year Sejm) via surface form

"Constitution of 3 May 1791"


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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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