Constitution of 1822

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The Constitution of 1822 was the first liberal constitution of Portugal, establishing a constitutional monarchy, separation of powers, and civil liberties in the wake of the Liberal Revolution of 1820.

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Constitution of 1822 canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Portuguese historical document ⓘ
constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy Portuguese Cortes ⓘ
aimedToLimit absolute monarchy ⓘ
aimedToReform Portuguese political system ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
country Portugal ⓘ
definesBranch executive power ⓘ
judicial power ⓘ
legislative power ⓘ
definesCitizenship Portuguese citizens ⓘ
definesHeadOfState King of Portugal ⓘ
definesPoliticalBody Portuguese nation ⓘ
establishesPrinciple national sovereignty ⓘ
representative government ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
field constitutional law ⓘ
governmentFormEstablished constitutional monarchy ⓘ
guaranteesRight civil liberties ⓘ
equality before the law ⓘ
freedom of the press ⓘ
habeas corpus ⓘ
inviolability of property ⓘ
hasChamber unicameral legislature ⓘ
hasConsequence strengthening of liberal forces in Portugal ⓘ
weakening of absolutist power in Portugal ⓘ
hasPoliticalOrientation liberal ⓘ
historicalContext post-Napoleonic liberal movements in Europe ⓘ
influencedBy Enlightenment ideas ⓘ
liberal constitutionalism ⓘ
inspiredByEvent Liberal Revolution of 1820 ⓘ
language Portuguese ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Portugal at time of enactment ⓘ
legislativeBodyName Cortes Gerais e Extraordinárias da Nação Portuguesa ⓘ
linked to: Cortes Gerais
partOf history of Portugal ⓘ
precedes Constitutional Charter of 1826 ⓘ
regulates electoral system for deputies ⓘ
organization of courts ⓘ
relations between Crown and Cortes ⓘ
replacedFormOfGovernment absolute monarchy in Portugal ⓘ
subjectOf Portuguese constitutional history ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Portuguese Cortes → drafted → Constitution of 1822 ⓘ
Cortes Constituintes de 1820–1822 → drafted → Constitution of 1822 ⓘ
Cortes Constituintes de 1820–1822 → product → Constitution of 1822 ⓘ