A special video about the Constitution of 3 May 1791

The Constitution of 3 May 1791 was the first written constitution in Europe adopted by parliament and the second written constitution in the world. A complicated multi-layered document – this is how historians refer to it.

The adoption of the Constitution of 3 May served as a proof of the political maturity of the Polish and Lithuanian elite and introduced an innovative social system rooted in an innovative school of thought in law. These values were reiterated in the Mutual Pledge of the Two Nations, passed by the Four-Year Sejm on 20 October 1791, as the law implementing the Constitution. The Mutual Pledge consolidated the power of the multinational community formed on the basis of the republican mindset.

For more information about the Constitution of 3 May watch our special video:

To mark the anniversary, the Seimas has proclaimed 2021 as the Year of the 3 May Constitution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Mutual Pledge of the Two Nations.

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