On this day, in 1791, was proclaimed....

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Posted by: Marc-André Laverdière

Created on: May 3 2016 at 13:41

On this day, in 1791, was proclaimed the Constitution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the first constitution in Europe.

The arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth quartered the arms of Poland and Lithuania and the usual additaments of an European Continental king.

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