Constitutional Kingdom of France (1791–1792)

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The Constitutional Kingdom of France (1791–1792) was the short-lived constitutional monarchy established after the French Revolution that limited the powers of King Louis XVI before the abolition of the monarchy and the proclamation of the French First Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
former country
state of the French Revolution
abolishedInstitution absolute monarchy in France
capital Paris
constitutionalPrinciple popular sovereignty (indirect)
separation of powers
continent Europe
country France
currency French livre
endDate 1792-09-21
endEvent abolition of the monarchy in France
proclamation of the French First Republic
executivePower King of the French
flag Tricolour of France
linked to: French tricolour
followedBy French First Republic
foreignPolicyIssue emigration of French nobles
hostility of Austria and Prussia
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasPoliticalFaction Feuillants
Girondins
Jacobins
linked to: Jacobin Club
headOfState Louis XVI
linked to: Louis XVI of France
historicalPeriod French Revolution
historicalStatus short-lived regime
language French
legalFoundation Constitution of 1791
legalStatusOfMonarch hereditary but constitutionally limited
legislativeBody Legislative Assembly
limitedPowersOf Louis XVI
linked to: Louis XVI of France
monarch Louis XVI
linked to: Louis XVI of France
notableEvent 10 August 1792 insurrection
Champ de Mars Massacre
Flight to Varennes
War of the First Coalition begins
partOf French Revolutionary Wars era
precededBy Kingdom of France (Ancien Régime)
linked to: Kingdom of France

National Constituent Assembly
religion Roman Catholicism
startDate 1791-09-03
startEvent French Constitution of 1791
acceptance of the Constitution by Louis XVI
succeededByInstitution National Convention
symbol French tricolour cockade
territoryIncludes French colonial empire (contemporary holdings)
metropolitan France
linked to: Metropolitan France
titleOfMonarch King of the French
votingSystem census suffrage

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French First Republic followed Constitutional Kingdom of France (1791–1792)
royal veto of Louis XVI partOf French constitutional monarchy
linked to: Constitutional Kingdom of France (1791–1792)