June Constitution

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The June Constitution was the foundational 1849 Danish constitution that transformed Denmark from an absolute monarchy into a constitutional democracy with a representative parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
foundational law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Danish Constitution of 1849 ⓘ
Grundloven af 1849 ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
basisFor later Danish constitutional revisions ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1849-06-05 ⓘ
commemoratedOn Constitution Day in Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Constitution Day
commemorationDate June 5 ⓘ
country Denmark ⓘ
createdLegislativeChamber Folketing ⓘ
Landsting ⓘ
linked to: Landstinget
dateAdopted 1849-06-05 ⓘ
effect ended absolutist rule in Denmark ⓘ
transformed Denmark into a constitutional democracy ⓘ
establishedInstitution independent judiciary ⓘ
establishedPrinciple rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
headOfStateTitle King of Denmark ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
inspiredBy liberal constitutionalism of 19th-century Europe ⓘ
introducedParliament Rigsdag ⓘ
language Danish ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Denmark ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral parliament ⓘ
limitedPowerOf monarch ⓘ
locationSigned Copenhagen ⓘ
monarchAtAdoption Frederick VII of Denmark ⓘ
partiallyReplacedBy Danish Constitutional Act of 1866 ⓘ
Danish Constitutional Act of 1915 ⓘ
Danish Constitutional Act of 1953 ⓘ
politicalSystemEstablished constitutional monarchy ⓘ
representative democracy ⓘ
replacedSystem absolute monarchy ⓘ
rightsGuaranteed freedom of assembly ⓘ
freedom of association ⓘ
freedom of speech ⓘ
inviolability of the home ⓘ
protection of personal liberty ⓘ
signedBy King Frederick VII of Denmark ⓘ
subjectMatter civil rights ⓘ
electoral system ⓘ
organization of state powers ⓘ
suffrageTypeAtAdoption limited male suffrage ⓘ
votingRestrictions age requirements ⓘ
gender restrictions ⓘ
property requirements ⓘ
yearAdopted 1849 ⓘ

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Danish Constitution of 1849 → alsoKnownAs → June Constitution ⓘ