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Revolt of the privileged
As there was an economic crisis, the finance ministers decided that it was necessary for the privileged to pay taxes, so in 1787 the king called an assembly to convince them, but they were opposed. -
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France before the Revolution
At the beginning of 1789 in France the Old Regime persisted and due to economic, social and political crises a large group of people was unhappy. There was still a class society, where there privileges, and there were bad harvests, which caused a tax increase. There was also a finance deficit for expenditures after the Seven Years' War and for all the luxuries of the court. In addition, the king, who was Louis XVI, lost support from the privileged, who did not want to pay taxes, and the people -
Meeting of the General States
Faced with the situation and the declaration of bankruptcy, the king had to convene the States General, meetings in which participated the three estates . This had not happened for almost 200 years. -
Constituent Assembly
During the Estates General the clergy and the nobility wanted to vote by estate, while the third estate defended the vote per person, which made them have more votes. The privileged and the king expelled them from the room, so the third state had to go to a nearby pavilion where the ball game was played, there they named themselves the National Assembly, vowing to stay there until they wrote a constitution (OATH OF THE BALL GAME), that is why it was called the Constituent Assembly. -
Assault to the Bastille
The Parisians demonstrated attacking the old political prison of Louis XVI, due to the increase in the price of bread and rumors that the king was concentrating troops in Paris. -
Decree of abolition of feudal rights
The Constituent Assembly approved this decree by which the tithe and jurisdictional rights of the feudal lords were suppressed. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Also approved by the Constituent Assembly in which freedom, equality and property of men are guaranteed. -
The Constitution of 1791
The Constituent Assembly wanted to dismantle the old regime and write a constitution, which was approved in 1791. It recognized that the political regime was a parliamentary monarchy; the division of powers, the legislative power was had by the National Assembly, the executive by the king and the judicial by the courts and the Assembly would be elected by universal suffrage. -
External war
Austria and Prussia declared war on France for fear that the Revolution would spread to their countries. His troops were unstoppable for the French army. -
End of the monarchy
The allies arrived near Paris and threatened the people in case they touched the kings and the popular response was the assault on the Tuileries Palace, where the kings lived. This marked the end of the monarchy and the beginning of the republic. -
Nacional Convention
With the beginning of the Republic, the National Assembly was replaced by the National Convention. In the Convention there were two groups, the Girondins and the Jacobins. -
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Girondin Convention
The Girondins, representatives of the upper bourgeoisie, led by Brissot, were more moderate and constituted the revolutionary right. -
Death of Louis XVI
After a trial the execution of the monarch took place. -
Public Salvation Committee
This committee was created by the Jacobins and became the true governing body. He could try and execute anyone without the need for evidence. -
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Jacobin Convention
The Jacobins, was the representatives of the lower bourgeoisie, led by Robespierre, were on the left and were more radical.They were backed by the humble groups that were known as the sans-culottes. -
Constitution of 1793
Promulgated during the Jacobin convention, it established national sovereignty and universal male suffrage. -
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Age of Terror
With the establishment of the Committee of Public Salvation by the Jacobins it was possible to kill thousands and thousands of people on the guillotine. This period was so named because more than 50,000 people died and its protagonist was Robespierre. -
Coup D'etat of 9 Thermidor
It was given by the moderates, who tried and executed Robespierre and his main collaborators. -
Constitution of 1795
It recognized national sovereignty and the separation of powers. The Directory had the executive power and the legislative power was had by the Council of the Five Hundred and the Council of Elders. -
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Directorate
After the fall of Robespierre, the Revolution entered a moderate phase and the conservative bourgeoisie returned to control the Convention. The directorate consisted of 5 members. -
Napoleon's coup D'etat
Napoleon Bonaparte, a military man, became the arbiter of politics for a time, until on November 18, 1799, supported by the bourgeoisie, he staged a coup d'etat, ending the system. He established the Consulate, where power passed into the hands of Napoleon, Ducos and Siéyes, but it would not take long for him to lead alone.
