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Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an Archduchess of Austria and was the penultimate child of empress Marie Theresa. -
Louis XIV calls the estates general
France builds up enormous debt by participating in the 7 years war and The American Revolution. Louis XVI appoints Charles de Calonne as the controller and general of finance for the French. King Louis summons the Estates General for a meeting in which the third estate establish its self as the National Assembly. -
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French Revoluton
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Parisians Storm the Bastille
In light of the rising tension, a scramble for arms broke out and revolutionaries raided the Paris town hall. There they only found a few weapons but plenty of gunpowder. The next day, citizens stormed the Bastille due to the large armory it contained. -
Declaration of the Rights of Men
The Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Men and of the citizen. A document that guaranteed due process in judicial matters. It also established sovereignty among the french people -
New Constitution
Constitution of 1791 created by the National Assembly during the French Revolution. It retained the monarchy but sovereignty effectively resided in the Legislative Assembly. -
Guillotine
This device was first used April, 1792 as a more humane way to kill people. it was supposed to be a lot quicker and easier than previous methods of execution in the 18th century. -
George Danton
Danton was a leading figure in the early stages of the French Revolution. In particular as the first president of the Committee of Public Safety. He died April 5, 1794 -
King Louis
King Louis was executed by means of the guillotine at the Place de la Revolution. He was sentenced to death because of conspiracy with foreign powers. He was sentenced by the French National Convention. -
The Execution of the King and Queen
The Republics resolve and contempt for the monarchy, the next proposal before the National Convention was the execution of the King, This forced a trial and months later the the Queen suffers the same fate. -
Committee of Public Saftey
The Committee of Public Safety was created in April od 1793 by the National Convention and then later reconstructed in July 1793. It formed the de facto executive government in France during the Reign of Terror. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of terror aka la Terreur is given its name because it is the period of the french revolution when the first French Republic was established. Its purpose was to purge France of its enemies. -
The Directory is overthrown
After seizing power in France in 1799 in a coup de tat, Napoleon crowned himself emperor in 1804. Bonaparte successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire. -
Russian Invasion
Napoleon took power in 1799, winning a string of battles that gave him control over most of Europe. Napoleon considered Russia natural ally since it had no conflict with France, so he moved to teach Alexander a lesson. -
Napoleon's Empire
Napoleon had an empire that included most of Europe except for the Balkans. It was comprised of an enlarged France and various puppet nations. -
Vienna Congress meets
The victorious great powers, Russia, Great Britain, Austria, and Prussia invited other states of Europe to send representatives to Vienna for a peace conference. The first priority was to deal with territory issues. Debates over the boarders of Italy, and the configuration of German states where at the top of the list. -
Defeat at Waterloo
Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. A British led army under the command of the Duke of Wellington and a Persian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, Prince of Wahlstatt. -
