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Constitution of 1791
Polish history
Also known as: Constitution of 3 May 1791, May Constitution
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Polish history
- In Russia: Expansion of the empire
…country by drafting the “Constitution of 3 May 1791,” which provided for stronger royal authority, established four-year sessions of the elected Sejm (the Polish diet), abolished the liberum veto in its proceedings (under the liberum veto, any single member of the Sejm could kill a measure), and introduced significant…
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viewed by Catherine II the Great
- In Poland: The constitution of 1791
A Russo-Turkish war that began in 1787 created a situation that both the king and the magnate opposition tried to exploit. With Prussia proposing an alliance with the Poles (signed in 1790) and Austria becoming preoccupied with the French Revolution, the so-called…
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