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Napoleonic Code

Also Known As Code Napoléon; Code civil des Français; Code civil
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The Napoleonic Code, officially the Civil Code of the French, is the French civil code established during the French Consulate in 1804 and remains in force in France today, though heavily amended since its creation. It was drafted by a commission of four jurists, and although Napoleon did not draft it directly himself, he chaired many of the commission plenary sessions and his support was crucial to its enactment.

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Document Type
Civil code 1
Creation Year
1804 1
Document Type
Document Type (category)
Code 1
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The Napoleonic Era, Eras

Code promulgated 1804 during the era

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Source Napoleonic Code, Wikipedia
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1. Napoleonic Code, Wikipedia
  • Lead, first sentence, type clause
    is the French civil code established during the French Consulate in 1804
  • Lead, first sentence, date clause
    established during the French Consulate in 1804
  • Lead, first sentence, name clause
    officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil)
  • In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
    Infobox date: 1804-03-21-df=y
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