What is French Constitution of 1791?
[[File:Constitution de 1791. Page 1 - Archives Nationales - AE-I-10-1.jpg|thumb|French Constitution of 1791]] The '''French Constitution of 1791''' was the second written [[Constitution]] of [[France]]. The new [[France|French Government]] started using it after the [[French Revolution]]. It had the [[Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]] for its introduction. This Constitution said that France was going to have a [[constitutional monarchy]]. The biggest disagreement was over how much power the [[King of France]] should have in such a system. After very long negotiations, the first Constitution was brought in September of 1791. It created a constitutional monarchy. But the king ran away anyways, because he was scared of the [[Jacobins]], who didn't like kings. The idea of [[Separation of powers]] was the basis for the Constitution: The National Convention was the [[Legislature|legislative body]], the King and the Ministers made up the [[Executive (government)|executive branch]], and the [[Judiciary|judicial branch]] was [[wikt:independence|independent]] from the other two. However, the [[French Revolution]] still continued after this document was signed. The constitution tried to create a [[liberalism|liberal]] [[bourgeois]] [[constitutional monarchy]], but this did not work out. On 10 August 1792 the monarchy of France ended. == Other websites == * [http://sourcebook.fsc.edu/history/constitutionof1791.html The Constitution of 1791] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726014620/http://sourcebook.fsc.edu/history/constitutionof1791.html |date=2011-07-26 }} [[Category:1791]] [[Category:1790s in France]] [[Category:Constitutions|France]] [[Category:Law of France]]