# Constitution of 1791 adopted (1791)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1791-constitution-of-1791-adopted
Location: Paris
Categories: main-event

France became a constitutional monarchy with a legislative assembly. Within the broader French Revolution period, The Revolution dismantled legal privilege and absolute monarchy, declared new rights and created a republic. War, popular mobilization, civil conflict and political terror repeatedly transformed the revolutionary state. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Louis XVI (King of France). Constitution of 1791 adopted mattered because it changed the legal or constitutional framework within which French institutions and citizens operated. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Constitution of 1791 adopted mattered because it changed the legal or constitutional framework within which French institutions and citizens operated.

Ruler at the time: [Louis XVI](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-xvi)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Constitution of 1791 adopted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Constitution+of+1791+adopted&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Constitution of 1791 adopted](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Constitution+of+1791+adopted)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)