Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire
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The Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire was a constitutional charter issued by Napoleon during the Hundred Days in 1815 that sought to liberalize and reform the French Empire’s political system.
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Target entity: Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire Context triple: [Hundred Days, legalInstrument, Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire]
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Constitution of the Year VIII
The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
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French Constitution of 1802
The French Constitution of 1802 was the Napoleonic-era charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s authoritarian rule by reshaping the institutions of the French Consulate and weakening republican checks on executive power.
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French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
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French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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Constitution of the Year X
The Constitution of the Year X was a Napoleonic-era French constitutional charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s power by transforming his position into that of Consul for Life, paving the way toward his eventual imperial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire Target entity description: The Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire was a constitutional charter issued by Napoleon during the Hundred Days in 1815 that sought to liberalize and reform the French Empire’s political system.
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A.
Constitution of the Year VIII
The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
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B.
French Constitution of 1802
The French Constitution of 1802 was the Napoleonic-era charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s authoritarian rule by reshaping the institutions of the French Consulate and weakening republican checks on executive power.
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C.
French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
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D.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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E.
Constitution of the Year X
The Constitution of the Year X was a Napoleonic-era French constitutional charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s power by transforming his position into that of Consul for Life, paving the way toward his eventual imperial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French constitutional text
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constitutional charter ⓘ legal document ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
liberalize the French Empire’s political system
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reconcile imperial rule with liberal constitutional principles ⓘ secure political support for Napoleon during the Hundred Days ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire
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surface form:
Acte additionnel
Acte additionnel aux constitutions de l'Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Additional Act to the Constitutions of the Empire
|
| appliesTo | French citizens ⓘ |
| author | Benjamin Constant ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Charter of 1814
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surface form:
Charter of 1814 (as a model for liberal concessions)
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| cameIntoForce | May 1815 ⓘ |
| ceasedToHaveEffect | after Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo ⓘ |
| confirmed |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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surface form:
Napoleon I as Emperor of the French
many provisions of the earlier imperial constitutions ⓘ |
| country |
First French Empire
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surface form:
French Empire
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| dateIssued | 22 April 1815 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Benjamin Constant ⓘ |
| established |
Chamber of Peers
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Chamber of Representatives ⓘ |
| guaranteed | certain civil rights and public freedoms ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
First French Empire
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Hundred Days ⓘ
surface form:
Hundred Days (1815)
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| inForceUntil | July 1815 ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| limited |
censorship compared to earlier imperial practice
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some powers of the Emperor ⓘ |
| locationSigned | Paris ⓘ |
| partOf | French constitutional history ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Hundred Days ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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surface form:
Napoleon I
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| providedFor |
elected Chamber of Representatives
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hereditary Chamber of Peers ⓘ ministerial responsibility to the Chambers in certain cases ⓘ |
| ratificationMethod | popular plebiscite ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | plebiscite of 1815 ⓘ |
| reforms |
expansion of civil liberties compared to earlier imperial constitutions
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modification of the structure of the Chambers ⓘ strengthening of representative institutions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Constitution of the Year VIII
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Constitution of the Year X ⓘ Constitution of the Year XII ⓘ |
| resultOf | Napoleon’s return from Elba ⓘ |
| subject |
French political institutions
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constitutional law ⓘ liberalism in Napoleonic France ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Charter of 1814
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surface form:
Charter of 1814 (restored after the Second Restoration)
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