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King Louis XVI taxes Second Estate
France is in debt, King Louis XVI tries to tax the Second Estate but the nobles refuse to pay. -
Meeting of the Estates General
King Louis XVI calls for the Estates General to meet the following spring after a rough winter. -
Storming of the Bastille
July 14, The storming of the Bastille began. -
French Revolution begins
The French Revolution begins. -
King LouisXVI and Marie Antoinette flee Paris
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette flee Paris in disguises,but are caught. -
Thrown Away To Prision
Mob storms the Tuileries Palace and throws Marie Antoinette and her children in prison. -
Executed
King Louis XVI executed by Guillotine. -
The Supporters are Eexecuted
Robespierre and his supporters are executed; The Reign of Terror Ends. -
Constitution
National Convention writes a more restrictive constition; only male property owners could vote. -
French Governement
Napoleon takes control of the French Government. -
Crowns Hisself Emperor
Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France after a plebiscite. -
Napoleon invades Spain
Napoleon invades Spain and Portugal; the king of Spain goes to prison and the king of Portugal flees to Brazil. -
Attempts to invade and takover
Napoleon attempts to invade and takeover Russia. -
Come Back
France recognizes Louis XVIII, brother of executed Louis XVI. Napoleon in Paris on March 20 to cheering crowds, and the Hundreds Days begin. -
Defeat
Allied forces defeat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
