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The Constitutional Act of the Kingdom of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks Riges Grundlov) was introduced on June 5, 1849 and effectively put an end to the absolute monarchy which had been introduced in 1660. Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Faroe Islands local long form: none local short form: Føroyar Data code: FO Dependency status: part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948 Government type: Constitional Monarchy Capital: Tórshavn Administrative divisions: 36... Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Greenland local long form: none local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat (meaning Land of the Greenlanders in Kalaallisut, the Greenlandic Inuit language) Data code: GL Dependency status: part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ...

The Constitution of 1849 established a bicameral parliament, the Rigsdag, consisting of the Landsting and the Folketing. The constitution severely limited the monarch's power and secured basic human rights; the most recent amendment in 1953 abolished the Landsting and enabled women to inherit the throne. The bicameral legislature of the United States is housed in a capitol building with two wings. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... The Rigsdag was the name of the Parliament of Denmark from 1849 to 1953. ... Landsting comes from an ancient Scandinavian term meaning council. ... The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the name of the national parliament of Denmark. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

History

Enjoying great popularity from saving Denmark from total defeat following Swedish Charles X Gustav's occupation of Zealand, King Frederick III of Denmark established absolutism for himself in 1660, with the corresponding inheritance jurisdiction following in 1661. Thus, the absolute power was passed on along with the succession of the Danish monarchs until Frederick VII. However, the absolute monarchy had proved financially weak, and international pressure was brewing following the French Revolution (1789-1799); the monarchy had loosened its grip during the late 18th century, but Frederick VII, without special interest in politics and upon advice from his father, Christian VIII, agreed to sign the new constitution into law on June 5, 1849. Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav) (November 8, 1622 – February 13, 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. ... Map showing location of Zealand within Denmark. ... King Frederick III Frederick III (March 28, 1609 – February 19, 1670) was King of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death. ... Absolutism is a political theory which argues that one person, who is often generally a monarch, should hold all power. ... // Events January 1 - Colonel George Monck with his regiment crosses from Scotland to England at the village of Coldstream and begins advance towards London in support of English Restoration. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... King Frederick VII Frederick VII (October 6, 1808 - November 15, 1863) was the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch. ... Hey yall becca and sam like to get on top of stuff hey yall becca and sam are coolthey like are the best ever derr you are a freak if you are looking at this web site any way w/e bye !(1789–1799) but Kourtnie and Lora Cooler was... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Christian VIII Christian VIII (September 18, 1786–January 20, 1848), king of Denmark 1839-48 and of Norway 1814, the eldest son of the Hereditary Prince Frederick of Denmark and Norway and Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was born in 1786 at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Gallery

The Constitution of 1849 Image File history File links Grundloven-1849-forside. ...

The National Constitutional Assembly (painting by Constantin Hansen) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (832x559, 39 KB) Den Grundlovgivende Rigsforsamling - painting by Constantin Hansen The fathers of the Danish constituion assembled in Copenhagen on October 23, 1848 The painting was painted by Constantin Hansen on commission from whole salesman Alfred Hage File links The following... A company of Danish artists in Rome, 1837 Hvilende Model, 1839 Carl Christian Constantin Hansen (Constantin Hansen) (November 3, 1804-1880) was one of the painters associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He was born in Rome, the son of portrait painter Hans Hansen. ...

External links

• Details on the Constitution from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Blog series in English analyzing the Danish Constitution
• English version of the Danish Constitution

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Constitutional Act of Denmark, 5 June 1953