French Constitution of 1791

French Constitution of 1791
Overview
Original titleConstitution française du 3 septembre 1791
JurisdictionFrance
Created3 September 1791
Date effective14 September 1791
SystemUnitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of stateMonarch
ChambersUnicameral (Legislative Assembly)
Author(s)National Constituent Assembly
Constitution française du 3 septembre 1791 at French Wikisource

The French Constitution of 1791 (French: Constitution française du 3 septembre 1791) was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime. One of the basic precepts of the French Revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty.