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The Danish Constituent Assembly (Danish: Den Grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling) is the name given to the 1848 Constitutional assembly at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen that approved the Danish Constitution and formalized the transition from absolute monarchy to constitutional democracy. It consisted of members of which 114 were elected by the people, 38 were appointed by the king and the rest were government ministers.[1]
The Danish Constituent Assembly first met on 23 October 1848.[2]
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- ^ "Den Grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling". denstoredanske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 February 2019.