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Formal opening of the Estates Generales
The bad political and economic situation in France has forced King Louis XVI to convene the General Estates (formed by clergy, nobility and the common people). They had the power to decide on the collection of new taxes and undertake reforms in the country. The opening of the Estates General, on May 5, 1789 in Versailles, also marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The Estates General met for the first time since 1614. This marked the start of the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
On June 20, 1789, the Tennis Court Oath was taken. There, the men of the National Assembly swore an oath never to stop meeting until a constitution had been established. While their proposal was not opposed to the monarchy, by claiming they had the authority to construct a constitutional government, they challenged the power of King Louis. From its location, this oath has been given the name the Tennis Court Oath. -
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National Constituent Assembly
The National Constituent Assembly was the first constituent assembly of France. It was formed from the National Assembly. It was proclaimed on July 4, 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution. A financial crisis, lack of food and a tax system mainly supported by the Third Estate, led Louis XVI to try a tax reform.The king convened the States General of 1789, an Assembly that brought together members of the three States.On June 17, it proclaimed itself the National Assembly. -
Storming of the Bastille
Despite the fact that it only housed seven prisoners at the time of the capture, the prison was protected by more than 30 soldiers, and its capture was more a symbol than a relevant political and strategic act: it was the fall of the Old Regime and the beginning of the rest. of mobilizations of the French Revolution, which changed history. -
The August Decrees
The August Decrees were 19 decrees made on August 4, 1789 by the National Constituent Assembly during the French Revolution. There were 18 decrees or articles adopted concerning the abolition of feudalism, other privileges of the nobility, and seigneurial rights.
Some of these decrees are:
N6 All kinds of land rents were redeemable at a price set by the Assembly.
N18 The Assembly was to appear as a body before the king and present this important set of decrees, and the Te Deum was to be sung. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789, approved by the French National Constituent Assembly on August 26, 1789, is one of many of the fundamental documents of the French Revolution, in terms of defining personal rights and those of the community, in addition to the universals.It is considered a precursor document of human rights at the national and international level.
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The Flight to Varennes
The flight to Varennes was a pivotal moment in the French Revolution, in which King Louis XVI of France, his wife Queen Marie Antoinette, and their children attempted to escape. from Paris on the night of June 20-21, 1791. They reached the small town of Varennes-en-Argonne, where they were arrested and returned to Paris.
This flight showed that the king could not be trusted and increased the hatred and distrust of the people towards the monarchy. -
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Legislative Assembly
The legislative assembly was created on October 1, 1791 and ended on September 21, 1972, was made up mostly of the bourgeoisie. The legislative assembly faced economic difficulties and religious turmoil.
Some of his activities were:
Declaration of emigrants guilty of conspiracy.
The declaration of war to Emperor Francis II, the court supported this as they expected a failure so the king could regain command.
Deportation of ecclesiastics.
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The Assembly declares war on Austria
Marie Antoinette heard rumors that the Girondins, now part of the king's ministry, were planning a military attack on the Austrian Netherlands. She warned her brother Leopold. The Girondin ministry pushed for war on Austria in spring 1792. At their urging, the Legislative Assembly declared war.
The court supported this war because expected a failure so the king could regain command. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries Palace was a decisive moment in the French Revolution, the revolutionaries, armed, invaded the residence of King Louis XVI of France and massacred his Swiss guards. The event effectively abolished the monarchy of France, ushering in a new phase in the Revolution. -
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National Convention
The National Convention was the main institution of the 1st French Republic. It was founded on September 20, 1792 and ended on October 26, 1795. The convention was an elected assembly of a constituent nature that concentrated the executive powers (government). It also exercised the legislative power (approval of laws)
La Convención fue sustituida por el Directorio, siendo disuelta el 26 de octubre de 1795. -
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1st French Republic
The 1st French Republic was founded on September 21, 1792 during the French Revolution, and lasted until the first empire was declared on May 18, 1804.
In this period the French monarchy was abolished. In this period the National Convention was established, the Directory was founded and the Consulate was created. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI, King of France, was publicly executed on January 21, 1793 during the French Revolution on the Place de la Révolution in Paris. At his trial four days earlier, the National Convention had convicted the king of high treason in a nearly unanimous vote; while no one voted "not guilty", several deputies abstained. In the end, they sentenced him to death by a simple majority. The execution by guillotine was carried out by Charles-Henri Sanson, High Executioner of the French First Republic. -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre's execution begins with a speech he gave before the National Convention, in this speech (8 Thermidor), Robespierre spoke of the existence of internal enemies, conspirators and slanderers, within the Convention and the ruling Committees. He refused to name them, alarming deputies who feared that Robespierre was preparing another purge of the Convention. The day after he gave the speech, he was arrested and executed. -
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Directory
French Directory, the French revolutionary government, which lasted four years, from November 1795 to November 1799.
It was the five-member ruling committee in the French First Republic from October 26, 1795, until November 10, 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Brumaire Coup d'état and replaced by the Consulate. Directory is the name of the last four years of the French Revolution. -
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The Napoleonic Era
The Napoleonic era is a period in the history of France and Europe. It is generally classified as including the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution, with the first being the National Assembly, the second the Legislative Assembly, and the third the Directory. The Napoleonic era begins roughly with Napoleon Bonaparte's coup, overthrowing the Directory (9-1-1799), establishing the Consulate of France, and ends during the Hundred Days and his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (18-6-1815) -
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The Consulate
The Consulate was the high-level government of France from the fall of the Directory in the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire on 10-11-1799 until the beginning of the Napoleonic Empire on 18-5-1804.By extension,the term The Consulate also refers to this period of French history
During this period, Napoleon Bonaparte, as first consul (first consul),established himself as the head of a more authoritarian, autocratic, and centralized republican government in France without declaring himself the sole ruler -
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The Empire
First French Empire, ruled by Napoleon I from 1804 to 1814 and in 1815.
On May 18, 1804, Napoleon received the title of Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français) Despite his coronation, the state continued to be formally called the "French Republic" until October 1808.
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Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as "The Battle of the Three Emperors" on December 2, 1805,was a battle that faced France, led by Emperor Napoleon, against the Russian-Austrian forces of Tsar Alexander I and Francis I of Austria, it was a victory for Napoleon and the French Empire crushed the Third Coalition.Austerlitz brought the war of the Third Coalition to a quick end and a few weeks later the Treaty of Pressburg was signed. The battle is considered a tactical masterpiece of Napoleon. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval battle that took place on October 21, 1805, within the framework of the third coalition initiated by the United Kingdom, Austria, Russia, Naples and Sweden to try to overthrow Napoleon Bonaparte from the imperial throne and dissolve the influence existing French military in Europe.
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Battle of Leizpig
The Battle of Leipzig (October 16 to 19, 1813), also called the Battle of the Nations, was the largest armed confrontation of all the Napoleonic wars and the most important battle lost by Napoleon Bonaparte.
They faced, on one side, the French Empire and its remaining allies – the kingdoms of,Naples and Italy, and the duchies of Warsaw and Baden-; on the other, the grand coalition, with Russia, Prussia, Austria, Sweden, and the duchy of Hesse, as well as Wurtenberg and Saxony, who changed sides -
Battle of Waterloo
On June 18, 1815, the French army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the British and Prussian armies in the Waterloo War. The defeat ended the 23-year war between France and the allied European states.
On February 26, 1815 Napoleon Bonaparte fled from the island of Elba, where he was in exile. On March 13, upon hearing the news, the Congress of Vienna meets again, where he is declared an outlaw and it is decided to form an alliance again to capture him, the Seventh Coalition.