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French revolution

By Adriana Ugarte
  • Louis XVI summons the Estates General

    Louis XVI summons the Estates General

    Summoning of the Estates General, 1789 4-5 May 1789. The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General.
  • The “Tennis Court Oath”

    The “Tennis Court Oath”

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man

  • National Assembly abolishes the nobility

    National Assembly abolishes the nobility

  • Civil Constitution of the French Clergy

    Civil Constitution of the French Clergy

  • Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy

    Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy

  • Louis & Marie Antoinette flee; captured at Varennes

    Louis & Marie Antoinette flee; captured at Varennes

  • France declares war on Austria

    France declares war on Austria

  • New Constitution proclaimed

  • Robespierre guillotined

    Robespierre guillotined

  • Marie Antoinette executed

    Marie Antoinette executed

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