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| French Constitution of 1791 | |
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| Overview | |
| Original title | Constitution française du 3 septembre 1791 |
| Jurisdiction | France |
| Created | 3 September 1791 |
| Date effective | 14 September 1791 |
| System | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| Head of state | Monarch |
| Chambers | Unicameral (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.