French Revolution

By LongHairHatBoy

  • Louis XVI calls Estatos General

  • Tennis Court Oath

    A pledge taken by the Third Estate deputies in a tennis court.

  • Storming of Bastille

    A crowd of Parisians stormed the Bastille a medieval fortress and prison

  • Declaration of The Rights of Man & the Citzen

    The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen set by France's National Constituent Assembly.

  • Louis XVI brought to Paris

    the French royal family including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were forced to return to Paris and reside in the Tuileries Palace

  • Execution of Louis XVI

    King Louis XVI, the last king of France, was publicly executed by guillotine.

  • Committee of Public Safety created

    Closely associated with the leadership of Danton, it was initially known as the Danton Committee.

  • Fall of Girondins

    the Girondin faction, initially dominant in the National Convention, was overthrown by the Mountain

  • Death of Marat

    Jean-Paul Marat, a prominent figure in the French Revolution, was assassinated by Charlotte Corday

  • Reign of Terror Begins

    also known as The Terror, was a period of violence during the French Revolution incited by conflict between two rival political factions

  • Execution of Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine, due to treason.

  • Execution of Dantonists

    prominent Dantonists, including Georges Danton and Camille Desmoulins, were executed by guillotine

  • Robiespierre executed

    a key figure in the French Revolution, was arrested and executed by guillotine the following day.

  • Thermidorian Reaction

    refers to the period following the overthrow and execution of Maximilien Robespierre and his allies

  • Constitution of the Year III

    established the French Directory, a five-member executive body, and a bicameral legislature, the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients

  • Napoleon saves the Directory

    Napoleon Bonaparte's role in suppressing a royalist uprising

  • Fall of the Directory

    the Coup of 18 Brumaire, a coup d'état in 1799 that overthrew the French Directory

  • Napoleon becomes First Consul

    Napoleon became the First Consul of France

  • Napoleonic Code

    The Napoleonic Code, also known as the Civil Code of 1804, was officially enacted on March 21, 1804.

  • Napoleon crowns himself emperor

    Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a symbolic act that marked the birth of the First French Empire.

  • Napoleon invades Russia

    Napoleon's invasion of Russia began on the 24th of June in 1812, and he had made considerable progress by autumn.

  • Napoleon defeated in Russia

    Napoleon stormed Russia and got defeated when French retreated.

  • Napoleon exiled to Elba

    Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to Elba

  • Napoleon escapes Elba

    Napoleon Bonaparte, exiled to the island of Elba, escaped and returned to France

  • Monarchy Restored

    The kingdom was restored.