Constitution of the Year III

The Constitution of the Year III is the constitution that founded the Directory. Adopted by the Convention on 5 Fructidor Year III (22 August 1795) and approved by plebiscite on September 6, it preambled the Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and Citizen of 1795 during the French Revolution.

Constitution of the Year III

The Constitution of the Year III is the constitution that founded the Directory. Adopted by the Convention on 5 Fructidor Year III (22 August 1795) and approved by plebiscite on September 6, it preambled the Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and Citizen of 1795 during the French Revolution.