Statuto Albertino

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The Statuto Albertino was the 1848 liberal constitution of the Kingdom of Sardinia that later became the foundational charter of the unified Kingdom of Italy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
historical legal document
liberal constitution
appliedIn Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED
cameIntoForce 1848-03-04
country Kingdom of Sardinia
dateAdopted 1848-03-04
definedReligion Roman Catholicism as state religion
effectiveAsConstitutionOf Kingdom of Italy
surface form: Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946
enteredIntoForceFor Kingdom of Italy in 1861
establishedBody Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Italy
Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia
Senate of the Kingdom of Italy
Senate of the Kingdom of Sardinia
executivePower King and his ministers
followedBy Constitution of Italy
surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic
follows absolutist monarchy in the Kingdom of Sardinia
formallySupersededBy Constitution of Italy
surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic of 1948
formOfGovernmentEstablished constitutional monarchy
fullName Statuto Albertino self-linksurface differs
surface form: Statuto fondamentale della Monarchia di Savoia
grantedBy Charles Albert of Savoy
surface form: Charles Albert of Sardinia
guaranteedRight equality before the law for citizens
freedom of the press with legal limits
inviolability of private property
headOfState King of Italy
King of Sardinia
historicalContext 1848 revolutions
surface form: Revolutions of 1848
inspiredBy Charter of 1814
surface form: Charter of 1814 (French Charter of Louis XVIII)

liberal constitutionalism of 19th-century Europe
judicialPrinciple independence of the judiciary in the name of the King
kingPowers right of legislative initiative
right to appoint and dismiss ministers
right to declare war and make peace
right to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies
sanction and promulgation of laws
supreme command of the armed forces
legalStatus fundamental charter
octroyed constitution
legalSystemInfluence Italian constitutional law tradition
legislatureType bicameral parliament
limitedRight freedom of assembly
freedom of association
monarch Charles Albert of Savoy
surface form: Charles Albert of Sardinia
namedAfter Charles Albert of Savoy
surface form: Charles Albert of Sardinia
originalLanguage Italian
placeOfOrigin Turin
precededBy absolutist monarchy in the Kingdom of Sardinia
shortName Statuto Albertino self-linksurface differs
surface form: Statuto
suffrageType census-based limited male suffrage
suspendedBy fascist regime practices in Italy
yearAdopted 1848

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Sardinia constitution Statuto Albertino
Statuto Albertino fullName Statuto Albertino self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Statuto fondamentale della Monarchia di Savoia
this entity surface form: Constitutional laws of the Kingdom of Italy
Charles Albert of Savoy issued Statuto Albertino
Italian Risorgimento keyDocument Statuto Albertino
Statuto Albertino shortName Statuto Albertino self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Statuto
Kingdom of Sardinia successorConstitution Statuto Albertino
this entity surface form: Statuto Albertino of the Kingdom of Italy