Draft Constitutions of the Habsburgs by the End of the 18th Century. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Charta Leopoldina of Galicia) Cover Image
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Habsburgische Verfassungsentwürfe vom Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts. Das Großherzogtum Toskana und die galizische Charta Leopoldina
Draft Constitutions of the Habsburgs by the End of the 18th Century. The Grand Duchy of Tuscany and Charta Leopoldina of Galicia)

Author(s): Marcin Kwiecień
Subject(s): History, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, 18th Century
Published by: STS Science Centre Ltd
Keywords: Grand Duchy of Tuscany; Galicia (part of Poland); Habsburg Monarchy; constitutional history; the Enlightenment; enlightened absolutism; state reforms;

Summary/Abstract: Peter Leopold the great duke of Tuscany 1765-1790, introduced an extensive social, legal and financial reform in Tuscany. He rationalized the tax, judicial and administrative system to ease burdens of citizen, aimed to regulated the relations between the State and the Church and promulgated a new penal code. Peter Leopold also attempted to introduce a constitution in Tuscany. This article gives a comparison between the project of Peter Leopold and the constitutional project of Polish nobility in Galicia, which belonged to the Habsburg Monarchy following the partition of Poland in 1772.

  • Issue Year: 9/2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 266-272
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: German