Adoption of the constitution on 3 September 1791
- When
- 3 September 1791
- Where
- France
The constitution was adopted on 3 September 1791, with the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen serving as its preamble, shortly before the king's acceptance.
The French Constitution of 1791 was adopted on 3 September 1791. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, adopted on 26 August 1789, eventually became the preamble of this constitution. It was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime, and embodied the revolutionary precepts of constitutionality and popular sovereignty.
Sources
- French Constitution of 1791 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-24
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