Home›Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters›All Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersBrowse ByAll Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersReference and ClassificationVerifiedCharters and instruments, mostly English, that first stated a ruler's power as limited by law or agreement, read today as constitutional-law ancestors rather than as codes in the continental sense. Belongs here: Magna Carta, the Constitution of Medina as an early charter binding a community's factions under one law, the Petition of Right of 1628, the Bill of Rights of 1689, and the Acts of Union 1707. Does not belong here: a fully codified national constitution from the eighteenth century or later, grouped under national constitutions instead.FactsAll Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonLandmark Formation YearWell-attested1215 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedMagna Carta is a royal charter of rights sealed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. 1All Medieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersFilter Results110 entriesLegal SystemAllAdat Law (2)Byzantine law (1)Celtic law (1)Civil Law (1)Common Law (2)Customary Law (2)Early Irish law (1)English Law (7)French Legal System (2)German Legal System (2)Indian Legal System (1)Irish Law (5)Japanese Law (6)Kievan Rus' law (2)Law of Albania (1)Law of Austria (1)Law of Denmark (3)Law of Ethiopia (1)Law of Hungary (1)Law of Italy (2)Law of Kazakhstan (1)Law of Lithuania (1)Law of Malaysia (1)Law of Myanmar (1)Law of Norway (2)Law of Poland (3)Law of Russia (4)Law of Serbia (1)Law of Spain (7)Law of Sweden (1)Law of Switzerland (1)Law of Thailand (1)Law of the Netherlands (2)Legal system of Saudi Arabia (5)Medieval Scandinavian law (1)Norman law (1)Scots Law (1)Sharia (1)Traditional Chinese Legal Tradition (3)EraAll19th Century (1800-1899) (2)20th Century (1900-1999) (1)Ancient (BCE) (1)Early Modern (1500-1800) (25)Medieval / Pre-1500 (67)Country or JurisdictionAllAlbania (2)Austria (1)Bohemia (1)Catalonia (2)Crown of Castile (2)Cyprus (1)Denmark (3)England (1)Ethiopia (1)France (1)Frisia (1)Germany (2)Holy Roman Empire (2)Hungary (1)India (1)Ireland (11)Isle of Man (1)Italy (1)Japan (6)Jerusalem (1)Joseon (1)Kazakhstan (1)Kingdom of England (2)Kingdom of France (1)Kingdom of Sicily (3)Lithuania (2)Malaysia (3)Mali (1)Ming dynasty (1)Mongol Empire (1)Mughal Empire (1)Myanmar (1)Netherlands (2)Norway (2)Poland (4)Pskov (1)Qing dynasty (1)Romania (1)Russia (4)Saudi Arabia (1)Scotland (2)Serbia (1)Spain (4)Sweden (1)Switzerland (1)Tang dynasty (1)Thailand (1)United Kingdom (6)United States (1)Wales (1)Legal StatusAllAmended (2)Annulled (1)Historical / No Longer in Force (61)In Force (9)Repealed (3)Superseded / Replaced (15)Authored ByAllEike of Repgow (1)Sir Edward Coke (1)Group TreeAllBrehon Law (12)Central and Eastern European Royal Charters and Statutes (7)Colonial and Indigenous Charters of the Americas (5)East Asian Dynastic and Shogunate Law Codes (9)East Slavic Law Books and Church Statutes (9)English, Welsh and Scottish Charters and Law Books (13)French and Crusader State Charters and Customs (6)Fuero (3)Holy Roman Empire, German and Low Countries Law Books and Charters (11)Iberian, Italian and Pyrenean Charters and Law Books (10)Islamic, African and Steppe Charters and Law Books (6)Nordic Law Books and Charters (5)Ritsuryō (3)South Slavic and Albanian Law Codes (4)Southeast and South Asian Law Codes (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 10Undang-Undang MelakaMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersUnion of LublinMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersUnion of UtrechtMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersUraicecht BeccMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersUsages of BarcelonaMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersWareru DhammathatMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersYassaMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersYōrō CodeMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersZakon Sudnyi LiudemMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional ChartersZheti ZhargyMedieval and Early Modern Constitutional Charters← Previous123Sources1. Magna Carta (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaIntroductionQuote, IntroductionMagna Carta (Medieval Latin for "Great Charter"), sometimes spelled Magna Charta, is a royal charter of rights sealed by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.