A new Constitution of the Netherlands (drafted…

A new Constitution of the Netherlands (drafted by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke), severely limiting the power of the monarchy and introducing representative democracy, is proclaimed on November 3, 2848.

The constitution of 1848 transforms The Netherlands; instead of a constitutional monarchy in which an authoritarian king rules with a parliament of limited powers, the nation receives a constitutional monarchy in which Parliament controls both legislation and executive powers.