Constitution of the Year VIII

The Constitution of the Year VIII, was a national constitution of France adopted December 24 1799 (during the Year VIII of the French Revolutionary Calendar) established a form of government known as the Consulate. The coup of 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799) had already effectively ended the French Revolution. The constitution effectively tailor-made the role of First Consul to allow Napoleon Bonaparte much of the powers of a dictator.

Related Topics:
Constitution - France - December 24 - 1799 - French Revolutionary Calendar - Consulate - Coup - 18 Brumaire - November 9 - French Revolution - Napoleon Bonaparte - Dictator

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It was succeeded by the Constitution of the Year X, which made Napoleon First Consul for Life.

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Malcolm Crook refers to it as the "short and obscure Constitution of the Year VIII" http://www3.uakron.edu/hfrance/reviews/napoleoncrook1.html

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It was the first constitution since the Revolution without a Declaration of Rights.

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