Constitution of 1827 (Troezen)

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The Constitution of 1827 (Troezen) was an early Greek constitutional charter adopted during the Greek War of Independence that sought to establish a centralized, modern state and define the political framework of the nascent Greek nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek constitutional charter
constitution
historical legal document
adoptedAt National Assembly at Troezen
surface form: Third National Assembly at Troezen
aimedTo define the political framework of the nascent Greek nation
establish a centralized state
appliesToJurisdiction Greek state in the War of Independence
characterizedAs centralizing
liberal for its time
country First Hellenic Republic
Greece
createdExecutivePower Governor of Greece
dateAdopted 1827-05-01
definedStateReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
draftedDuring Greek War of Independence
establishedOffice Governor of Greece
follows Provisional Constitution of Greece
surface form: Constitution of 1822 (Epidaurus)

Constitution of 1823 (Astraea)
governmentForm representative democracy
headOfStateDefinedAs Governor of Greece
historicalPeriod Greek War of Independence
inForceUntil arrival of King Otto of Greece
establishment of the Bavarian Regency in Greece
language Greek
legalStatus supreme law of the provisional Greek state
legislativeBodyEstablished Boule (Parliament)
legislativeBranchType unicameral legislature
limitedReelectionOfGovernor Governor not immediately re-eligible
locationAdopted Greece
Peloponnese
Troezen
partOf early Greek constitutional tradition
principle popular sovereignty
representative government
rule of law
separation of powers
providedFor civil rights
judicial independence
political rights
recognizedReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
relatedEvent Greek National Assemblies of the War of Independence
surface form: Third National Assembly of the Greeks
relatedTo formation of the modern Greek state
replacedBy Constitution of 1844 (Greece)
shortName Troezen Constitution
subjectOf Greek constitutional history studies
termLengthOfGovernor 7 years
title Provisional Constitution of Greece
surface form: Πολιτικόν Σύνταγμα της Ελλάδος

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Constitution of 1823 (Epidaurus) followedBy Constitution of 1827 (Troezen)
Constitution of Greece historicalPredecessor Constitution of 1827 (Troezen)