Corsican Constitution of 1755
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The Corsican Constitution of 1755 was an Enlightenment-inspired democratic constitution drafted under Pasquale Paoli that established Corsica as an independent republic with pioneering provisions such as universal male suffrage and an elected parliament.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corsican Constitution of 1755 canonical | 5 |
| Corsican constitution of 1755 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corsican Constitution of 1755 Context triple: [Pasquale Paoli, notableWork, Corsican Constitution of 1755]
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A.
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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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 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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D.
Constitution of 17 May 1814
The Constitution of 17 May 1814 is Norway’s foundational law, adopted at Eidsvoll to establish the country as an independent constitutional monarchy with a system of separation of powers and popular sovereignty.
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E.
French Charter of 1830
The French Charter of 1830 was a liberal constitutional charter established after the July Revolution that limited monarchical power and expanded civil liberties in France, influencing subsequent European constitutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corsican Constitution of 1755 Target entity description: The Corsican Constitution of 1755 was an Enlightenment-inspired democratic constitution drafted under Pasquale Paoli that established Corsica as an independent republic with pioneering provisions such as universal male suffrage and an elected parliament.
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A.
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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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 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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D.
Constitution of 17 May 1814
The Constitution of 17 May 1814 is Norway’s foundational law, adopted at Eidsvoll to establish the country as an independent constitutional monarchy with a system of separation of powers and popular sovereignty.
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E.
French Charter of 1830
The French Charter of 1830 was a liberal constitutional charter established after the July Revolution that limited monarchical power and expanded civil liberties in France, influencing subsequent European constitutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Enlightenment-era constitution
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constitution ⓘ historical document ⓘ national constitution ⓘ |
| aimedTo | secure Corsican independence ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Corsica ⓘ |
| country | Corsican Republic ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1755 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Pasquale Paoli ⓘ |
| establishedFormOfGovernment |
representative democracy
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republic ⓘ |
| followedBy | French annexation of Corsica ⓘ |
| guaranteed | political representation through an elected assembly ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Corsican institutions of government ⓘ |
| headOfState | Pasquale Paoli ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Enlightenment political thought ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | supreme law of the Corsican Republic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early adoption of universal male suffrage
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early modern democratic principles ⓘ establishing one of the first modern written constitutions in Europe ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology |
liberalism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| precededBy | Genoese rule in Corsica ⓘ |
| providedFor |
elected parliament
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separation of powers ⓘ universal male suffrage ⓘ written rule of law ⓘ |
| region | Mediterranean Europe ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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