Constitution of France

The Revolutionary Era saw a number of constitutions:

The Constitution of 1791, adopted 3 September 1791, established the Kingdom of the French, a constitutional monarchy, and the Legislative Assembly

The Girondin constitutional project in process of being adopted before the coup that led to the Montagnard faction being in control

The Constitution of 1793, ratified 24 June 1793, but never applied due to the suspension of all ordinary legality 10 October 1793 (under the French First Republic)

The Constitution of the Year III, adopted 22 August 1795, established the Directory

The Constitution of the Year VIII, adopted 24 December 1799, established the Consulate

The Constitution of the Year X, adopted 1 August 1802, established the Consulate for Life

The Constitution of the Year XII, adopted 18 May 1804, established the First French Empire

Following the restoration of the Monarchy:

The Charter of 1814, adopted 4 June 1814, established the Bourbon Restoration

The Charter of 1815, adopted 22 April 1815, was used during the Hundred Days

The Charter of 1830, adopted 14 August 1830, established the July Monarchy

Mid-19th Century:

The French Constitution of 1848, adopted 4 November 1848, established the French Second Republic

The French Constitution of 1852, adopted 14 January 1852, established the French Second Empire

The French Constitutional Laws of 1875 of the French Third Republic, 24 and 25 February, and 16 July 1875

20th Century:

The French Constitutional Law of 1940, adopted 10 July 1940, established Vichy France

The French Constitutional Law of 1945, adopted 1945, organized the Provisional Government of the French Republic

The French Constitution of 1946, adopted 27 October 1946, established the French Fourth Republic

The French Constitution of 1958, adopted 4 October 1958, established the French Fifth Republic (the current Constitution in force)