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Louis XVI becomes king at the age of 19. He had already married Maire Antoinette in 1770.
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After being locked out of the Estates General meeting, the 3rd Estate makes an oath never to seperate until France has a consitiution.
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The National Assembly stormed the Bastille to free the French prisioners. Although there were very few prisioners, this event became a symbol of the revolution.
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The National Assemble forms the Delcaration of the rights of man and the Citizen which limits the kings powers, includes equal treatment and the church losess it's right to tax.
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Louis XVI is executed as a traitor on this day and in 1793 Marie antoinette also is sent to the guillotine. The sentence of Louis XVI was not a unaminous decision by the people; the decision was closely divided.
