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The French Constitution of 1791 (French: Constitution française du 3 septembre 1791) was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
Constitution of 1791, French constitution created by the National Assembly during the French Revolution. It retained the monarchy, but sovereignty effectively resided in the Legislative Assembly, which was elected by a system of indirect voting.
The Constitution of 1791 was the first of several attempts to create a written constitution for France. Inspired by Enlightenment theories and foreign political systems, it was drafted by a committee of the National Assembly, a group of moderates who hoped to create a better form of royal government rather than something radically new.
the Constitution. TITLE I FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS GUARANTEED BY THE CONSTITUTION The Constitution guarantees as natural and civil rights: 1st, That all citizens are admissible to offices and employments, without other distinction than virtues and talents; 2nd, That all taxes shall be assessed equally upon all citizens, in proportion to
The French Constitution of 1791 (French: Constitution française du 3 septembre 1791) was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
Title I. Fundamental Provisions Recognized by the Constitution. The constitution guarantees as natural and civil rights: 1. That all the citizens are eligible to offices and employments, without any other distinction than that of virtue and talent; 2. That all the taxes shall be equally apportioned among all the citizens in proportion to their ...
These extracts are from the Constitution of 1791, which was passed by the National Assembly in September. They outline the form the new government should take, as well as the powers of the king under the new system: “ The division of the kingdom. 1. The kingdom is one and indivisible; its territory is divided into 83 departments, every ...