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The promulgation of the Civil Code — The code unifying French civil law, 21 March 1804
Promulgated on 21 March 1804, the Civil Code unified the law of persons, property and contracts — civil equality, ownership, secular civil status — and remains the bedrock of French law; the exile of Saint Helena called it his true glory. (Editorial synthesis)
The promulgation of the Civil Code took place on 21 March 1804. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The promulgation of the Civil Code ended in the redefinition of the organisation of society around the principles of 1789. (source: Fondation Napoléon)
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