Sretenje Constitution of 1835

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The Sretenje Constitution of 1835 was one of the first modern liberal constitutions in the Balkans, briefly establishing a framework for constitutional governance in the Principality of Serbia.

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Sretenje Constitution of 1835 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
historical legal document ⓘ
liberal constitution ⓘ
abolishedBy Prince Miloš Obrenović ⓘ
linked to: Miloš Obrenović
abolishedOn 1835 ⓘ
adoptedOn 1835-02-15 ⓘ
aim to establish separation of powers ⓘ
to limit the absolute power of the prince ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Candlemas Constitution ⓘ
Constitution of 1835 of the Principality of Serbia ⓘ
Sretenjski ustav ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Principality of Serbia ⓘ
containsProvision ban on slavery and serfdom ⓘ
equality before the law for citizens ⓘ
guarantees of personal freedom ⓘ
independence of courts ⓘ
protection of private property ⓘ
responsibility of ministers ⓘ
country Principality of Serbia ⓘ
draftedBy Dimitrije Davidović ⓘ
draftedIn Kragujevac ⓘ
duration a few weeks ⓘ
establishedInstitution State Council of Serbia ⓘ
establishedPrinciple civil rights protections ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
follows Ottoman legal framework in Serbia ⓘ
governmentFormIntroduced constitutional monarchy ⓘ
headOfStateAtAdoption Miloš Obrenović ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
inception 1835 ⓘ
inspiredBy Belgian Constitution of 1831 ⓘ
French constitutional ideas ⓘ
liberal European constitutionalism ⓘ
language Serbian ⓘ
legacy milestone in the development of constitutionalism in Serbia ⓘ
symbol of early Serbian liberalism ⓘ
legalStatus abolished ⓘ
locationOfAdoption Kragujevac ⓘ
mainAuthor Dimitrije Davidović ⓘ
namedAfter Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (Sretenje) ⓘ
partOf Serbian constitutional history ⓘ
politicalIdeology liberalism ⓘ
promulgatedBy Prince Miloš Obrenović ⓘ
linked to: Miloš Obrenović
reasonForAbolition pressure from the Austrian Empire ⓘ
pressure from the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
pressure from the Russian Empire ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
replacedBy Turkish Constitution (Hatt-i Sharif) for Serbia of 1838 ⓘ
significance one of the first modern liberal constitutions in the Balkans ⓘ

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Statehood Day of Serbia → relatedTo → Sretenje Constitution of 1835 ⓘ
Principality of Serbia → constitution → Sretenje Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Sretenje Constitution of 1835
Sretenje → linkedHistoricalEvent → Sretenje Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Sretenje Constitution of 1835
Dan državnosti Republike Srbije → commemorates → Sretenje Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Sretenje Constitution of 1835
Serbian Revolution → hasConstitutionalOutcome → Sretenje Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Sretenje Constitution of 1835