Danish Constitution of 1866

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The Danish Constitution of 1866 was a revised fundamental law of Denmark that significantly restricted democratic representation by strengthening the political influence of the conservative landowning and upper classes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution ⓘ
fundamental law ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Realm of Denmark
benefitedSocialGroup large landowners ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
wealthy bourgeoisie ⓘ
branchAffected legislature ⓘ
characterizedBy entrenchment of conservative majority in upper chamber ⓘ
limited suffrage ⓘ
overrepresentation of wealthy voters ⓘ
country Denmark ⓘ
dateEnacted 1866 ⓘ
effectOnDemocracy reduced democratic representation ⓘ
effectOnFranchise restricted ⓘ
follows Danish Constitution of 1849 ⓘ
governsInstitution Folketing ⓘ
Landsting ⓘ
linked to: Landstinget

Rigsdag ⓘ
hasConsequence prolonged dominance of conservative parties ⓘ
slowed democratization in Denmark ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
inForceUntil 1915 ⓘ
introducedSystem more restrictive electoral rules ⓘ
property-based political influence ⓘ
language Danish ⓘ
legalDomain public law ⓘ
legalForm written constitution ⓘ
legalStatus historical ⓘ
limitedPoliticalInfluenceOf lower classes ⓘ
smallholders ⓘ
urban workers ⓘ
mainPurpose to limit popular representation in the legislature ⓘ
to secure political dominance of conservative elites ⓘ
partOf Danish constitutional history ⓘ
politicalOrientation conservative ⓘ
politicalSystemContext constitutional monarchy ⓘ
regulates distribution of legislative powers ⓘ
electoral system for the legislature ⓘ
relationship between monarch and parliament ⓘ
revises Danish Constitution of 1849 ⓘ
strengthenedPoliticalInfluenceOf conservative landowning classes ⓘ
upper classes ⓘ
subjectMatter civil rights and political rights ⓘ
state organization ⓘ
supersededBy Danish Constitution of 1915 ⓘ
typeOfChange constitutional revision ⓘ
yearEnacted 1866 ⓘ

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Danish Constitution of 1849 → successor → Danish Constitution of 1866 ⓘ
Danish Constitution of 1915 → replaced → Danish Constitution of 1866 ⓘ
June Constitution → partiallyReplacedBy → Danish Constitutional Act of 1866 ⓘ
linked to: Danish Constitution of 1866
Rigsdag → constitutionalBasis → Danish Constitution of 1866 ⓘ
June Constitution of 1849 → followedBy → Danish Constitution of 1866 ⓘ