May Constitution of Poland
Government Act of May 3, 1791 (Ustawa rządowa z 3ego Maja 1791, also Constitution of third of May) was the first written constitution in Europe, second in the world history. Passed by the Polish Sejm for the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on May 3, 1791.
The main points included:
- further unification of the state,
- religious tolerance with exception to apostasia,
- giving political rights to citizens of the cities,
- removing the Liberum Veto,
- limiting to free election of the King to the extinction of Saxonian dynasty.
Text of the constitution
Both Polish and English texts are available at Wikisource. See also external links below.
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