Constitution of 1864 (Greece)

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Greek constitution constitution

The Constitution of 1864 (Greece) was a landmark liberal charter that transformed Greece into a constitutional monarchy with a strengthened parliament and expanded civil liberties.

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Greek Constitution of 1864 3

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek constitution ⓘ
constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy Hellenic Parliament ⓘ
King George I of Greece ⓘ
aimedTo consolidate parliamentary government in Greece ⓘ
expand political participation ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
characterizedAs liberal constitution ⓘ
parliamentary constitution ⓘ
containsProvisionOn civil liberties ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
inviolability of the home ⓘ
judicial independence ⓘ
legislative power shared by king and parliament ⓘ
parliamentary responsibility of ministers ⓘ
personal liberty ⓘ
country Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
dateAdopted 1864 ⓘ
followedBy Constitution of 1911 (Greece) ⓘ
formOfGovernmentEstablished constitutional monarchy ⓘ
historicalContext post-Otto period in Greek politics ⓘ
reign of King George I of Greece ⓘ
influencedBy Constitution of 1844 (Greece) ⓘ
liberal constitutionalism of 19th-century Europe ⓘ
inForceUntil 1911 ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
legalForm written constitution ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of the Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
mainFeature established parliamentary sovereignty in practice ⓘ
expanded civil liberties ⓘ
introduced single-chamber parliament (Vouli) ⓘ
limited royal prerogatives ⓘ
recognized wider political rights for citizens ⓘ
strengthened principle of popular sovereignty ⓘ
strengthened role of parliament ⓘ
replaced Constitution of 1844 (Greece) ⓘ
shortDescription landmark liberal charter that transformed Greece into a constitutional monarchy with a strengthened parliament and expanded civil liberties ⓘ
tookEffectOn 1864 ⓘ

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King of the Hellenes → constitutionalInstrument → Constitution of 1864 (Greece) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Constitution of 1864
Constitution of 1911 (Greece) → follows → Constitution of 1864 (Greece) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Constitution of 1864
Constitution of Greece → historicalPredecessor → Constitution of 1864 (Greece) ⓘ
Constitution of 1911 (Greece) → precededBy → Constitution of 1864 (Greece) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek Constitution of 1864
Constitution of 1844 (Greece) → replacedBy → Constitution of 1864 (Greece) ⓘ