FR Timeline

By bryce.smith

  • The publication of the Leviathan by Hobbes

    Published 1651, the Leviathan talks about social structure and a legitimate government.

  • Imprisonment of Voltaire

    Francois-Marie Arouet also known as Voltaire was imprisoned in the Bastille.

  • Louis XVI is crowned King

    Louis XVI was crowned king

  • King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette have their first child.

    The first child of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette was born on December 10th 1778

  • Tennis Court Oath

    On June 20th 1789 the Tennis Court Oath took place.The tennis court oath was this group vowing "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established".

  • Storming of the Bastille

    About 1000 revolutionaries stormed the Bastille on this day for many guns and resources.

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

    On this date the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was issued an official document which defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution.

  • Women’s March on Versailles

    Over 7,000 women marched on to Versailles to demand bread and many other resources needed to live.

  • Murder of Marat

    The murder of Marat took place on July 12, 1793 by Charlotte Corday.

  • Robespierre's Execution

    Maximilien Robespierre was executed on July 28, 1794 by "The National Razor" (guillotine)

  • Napoleon First Consul of French Government

    Napoleon becomes the first Consul of the French Government following the coup d'etat

  • Peace with Austria

    On this date, after the battles with Austria, peace was made with Austria by both parties signing the Treaty of Austria