Imperial Constitution of 1804

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dissolution_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:allows the power of the legislature
gptkbp:amended_by subsequent laws
gptkbp:defines the powers of the Emperor
gptkbp:depicted_in a tool for propaganda
a consolidation of power
gptkbp:draft_year gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:the_French_Senate
gptkbp:established gptkb:Napoleonic_Code
the Senate
the Council of State
the Imperial Court
the principle of civil equality
the title of Emperor of the French
gptkbp:first_introduced modern constitutions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Imperial Constitution of 1804
gptkbp:includes the principle of hereditary succession
gptkbp:influenced subsequent constitutions
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:the_American_Constitution
gptkb:the_Constitution_of_1791
the Enlightenment ideas
the French Revolutionary ideals
the Roman law tradition
gptkbp:is_a_basis_for Napoleon's imperial ambitions
gptkbp:is_a_document_that state sovereignty
defined the structure of government
established the rule of law
gptkbp:is_a_framework_for the French legal system
the administration of the empire
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:First_French_Empire
gptkbp:is_characterized_by centralized authority
a strong executive branch
gptkbp:is_committed_to May 18, 1804
gptkbp:is_criticized_for authoritarianism
liberals and republicans
gptkbp:is_designed_to legitimize Napoleon's rule
gptkbp:is_part_of the Napoleonic era
the legal framework of the First French Empire
gptkbp:is_recognized_by gptkb:the_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:is_reflected_in Napoleon's vision for France
gptkbp:key French history
the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
gptkbp:notable_event the history of constitutional law
gptkbp:origin the establishment of a modern state
gptkbp:products Napoleon's reforms
gptkbp:provides the legislative body
gptkbp:replaced_by Constitution of the Year XII
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Napoleon_Bonaparte
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the chaos of the Directory
the instability of the French Revolution
the need for stability in France