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King Louis XVI of France needed money for the country. -
It is the first phase of the French Revolution. It was the start of everything, and ended when the king signed the first french Constitution. Therefore, the period of Constitutional Monarchy.
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Convocation of Estates GEneral to approve tax reformation, having to pay taxes every state. -
The demand of the Third State to be ignored. Promised to remain together until they had a Constitution established to build a new political system. -
It was an iconic event of the French Revolution, when representatives of the National Assembly raided the Bastille as a symbol of absolutism. -
It is linked when the priviledges and manorial rights of the nobility and clergy were abolished. This led to the end of injustices between social classes. -
This document is nowadays considered as a precursor of human rights at the national and international leves. -
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The king Louis XVI tried to escape from Frnace to lead the counter-revolution. Although, he was arrested in Varennes and he was forced to return to Paris, due to this he was considered a traitor to the country of France. -
It wasthe first written Constition of the history of France, approved by the king, Louis XVI. -
During this time, the Revolutionary Tribunal punished the suspected people of opposing the Convention with prision or death in the guillotine. -
It is the second phase during the French Revolution history. Started with the approval of the Constitution and ended when Louis XVI flought to Vienna, as his wife was from there.
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The National Assembly of France declared war to Austria and Prussia. -
Storming of the Tuileries palace, the King Louis XVI and the Queen Marie Antoniette were imprisioned. -
It was one of the Septembers´ massacres. -
This Convention abolished the monarchy and proclaimed a republic. Moreover, they achieved a victory over the Austria and Prussia at Valmy. -
It was one of the Septembers´ Massacres. -
The radical group of the sans-culottes arrested the King Louis XVI as they declared that France should become a republic. -
Robespierrre led the Committe for Public Safety, were the power was concentrated. -
King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine the 21st of June of 1793, accused of treason. -
A new Constitution (social democracy) was established, with a new Bill of Rights accepted. -
The Jacobin political club was founded during the Estates General meeting and later gained political influence. -
The Queen, Marie Antoniette, was executed in the guillotine ten months later than the King but accused for the same reason, accused of treason. -
It happened when the National Convention set up an executive committe. -
It was a wave of violent attaks that happened through France. The victims were people associated with the `Regin of Terror´. -
This was the third phase of the French Revolution, started when Louis wanted to go to VIenna and ended with the Coup 18 Brumaire.
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Robespierre was executed by his rivals, the new leaders in the guillotine. -
It consisted of a coup carried out by the Moderate republicans. This, gave power to the Directory. -
Another Constitution (III) was established, with an Execution Directory -
This event ended with the Directory and it led to the coronation of Napoleon as the emperor of France. -
During the year 1796 here were radical conspiracies, one of the most relevants was the `Conspiracy of Equals´ which ended in a failed coup. -
This period started with the Coup 18 of Brumaire and ended with the Napoleonic wars. Within this phase are relevanyt events that happened during Napoleon´s time as Emperor.
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Napoleon crowned himslef emperor and started to conquer territories. -
Also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition, it marked the period between Napoleon's return from eleven months of exile and the second restoration. -
This treaty ended the war between France and the Six Coalities (Napoleonic War). -
Napoleon was defeated and imprisioned on the island of Helena until his death. -
The second treaty of Paris ended the Napoleonic wars and Napoleon was exiled.