1789 AD–1791 AD
1789 Declaration and the French Constitution of 1791
Law & constitutions · Declaraciones de derechos, ciudadanía y poderes
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen articulated principles of liberty, property, and legality; the 1791 Constitution placed them within a constitutional monarchy. Political citizenship and application of those principles remained selective and contested.
Precision, calendar, and review
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- End
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- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
Reading the date: duration of a process.
Sources
- www.legifrance.gouv.fr (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
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- 2026-09-23
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