sep 3, 1791 - The Constitution of 1791 sets up a constitutional monarchy in France
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The Constitution of 1791, among other things, established a constitutional monarchy in France, limiting the political, economic, and societal influence that monarchs were able to exert without public consent. While the monarch became, essentially, only a figurehead of the country, a legislative took the responsibilities of declaring war and taxation.
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The French Revolution
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