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National Assembly in Power
The Third Estate formed this Estate. This marked the end of the French feudal system and established France as a representative government. -
Estates General Called to Session
Jacques Necker insisted that Louis XVI called this congress that has been around since the medieval times and consisted of the three estates: The First Estate being the clergy, Second is the nobility, and the Third being the commoners. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate made a decision to separate themselves from the Estates General and make their own assembly. -
Storming the Bastille
The Bastille was combined as a fort, armory base, and a prison. The common French citizens stormed in to call out the monarchy for abusing their powers against them. -
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Women’s March on Versailles
Poor French women stormed the Versailles because they did not have bread. The nobilities were rushed out of there and this also marked the end of French monarchy. -
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Legislative Assembly in Power
This was the governing body of France formed; it replaced the National Assembly and made a constitutional monarchy with Louis XVI as the head of state. -
Escape Attempt by Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette tried to escape the Versailles and to make it to Varennes. -
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National Convention in Power
The first French government organized as a republic, sitting as a single chamber assembly. They were to vote and decide whoever would be fit to rule the country. -
Overthrow of the Monarchy
Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, and family get captured at Varennes before reaching the French border -
Execution of Louis XVI
The former king was accused of treason; there was proof that he had counterrevolutionary conspiracies with foreign nations like Austria. -
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Reign of Terror
The guillotine’s debut, killing over 16,594 people in the country alone, which mostly consisted of counterrevolutionists and foreigners, and 2,639 people were killed in Paris. Maximilien Robespierre was one of the key leaders of the event, but was eventually executed along with his allies. -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
Just like her husband, the former queen was sent to the Guillotine for high treason. -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre was executed by the guillotine for using extreme measures in politics during the Reign of Terror. -
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The Directory is in Power
A group of five men who had executive power in France. The Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients chose them, and every year, one director was chosen by lot to be replaced. -
Napoleon Comes to Power
Napoleon Bonaparte was brought to Power as First Consul of France from general. Thus ended the French Revolution and began the coup de’tat. -
Napoleonic Code
This code allowed freedom of speech and religious tolerance, people of different classes were allowed to apply to different jobs, and both males and females were allowed to take properties and family inheritances along with colonial affairs. -
Napoleon confirmed as “first consul for life”
Napoleon became the first consul and the first Emporer of the French Republic after forming his coup in 1799. -
Holy Roman Empire Abolished;”Confederation of the Rhine” Created in its Place with Napoleon as Leader
After Napoleon defeated Austria and Russia at the Battle of Austerlitz, he established 16 German countries to be clients of the French Empire. -
Continental System Begins
A system designed to block Britain from trading their things in and was also a foreign policy. It was so bad because of the scarcity of goods and the rise of European nationalism. -
Napoleon Has His Brother, Joseph, Crowned King of Spain
The older brother of Napoleon becomes King of Spain after he was King of Naples and Sicily and was a French diplomat and nobleman. -
Napoleon abdicates and agrees to exile on Elba
France was invaded and Paris was captured, forcing Napoleon to be exiled. He eventually escaped in 1815 and took over France. -
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Napoleon’s “Hundred Days”
This is the time between Napoleon’s escape from Elba and the restoration of King Louis XVIII -
Second Restoration of King Louis XVIII
Napoleon falls from power and Louis XVIII becomes king one hundred days after his escape from exile
