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General states
The States General was inaugurated in the Hall of Festivities of the Palace of Versailles, summoned by Luix XVI, with the intention of resolving the critical situation that the French Treasury was going through. Formed by 1138 individuals. -
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National Assembly
The national assembly put the Revolution in the hands of the moderate sectors. With it, France ceased to be an absolute monarchy and was organized as a limited and constitutional monarchy. -
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Ball Game Oath
Versailles fell prey to political turmoil. Louis XVI, beset by financial problems and popular discontent, had been forced to convene the Estates General, the traditional representative assembly of the kingdom of medieval origin. -
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Varennes escape
The Escape from Varennes was one of the most significant events of the French Revolution, which happened after the serious fall of the royal family in question to its authority. It happened on the night of June 20, 1791, Maria Antonieta, Luis XVI and his children tried to flee from the Tuileries Palace. -
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Storming the Bastille
The Bastille was a powerful fortress that dominated the popular neighborhoods of eastern Paris, a symbol of the arbitrary authority of the absolute monarchy, which was originally a fortification against the English during the Hundred Years War, and which Richelieu converted into a prison of the State. -
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was the end of the Old Regime and the beginning of a new era. It is inspired by the Declaration of the Rights of Man that was given in the United States, in addition to being inspired by the philosophical spirit of the 18th century. This event proclaims the rights of freedom, security and resistance to oppression. -
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First Constitution
The Constitution of 1791 is the product of the first years of the French Revolution, and marked a very important milestone in the advancement of political participation compared to the previous model of the Old Regime. We have already talked about the historical events that were marking the path of Revolution during the Assembly, let us now see what its main work was: the Constitution of 1791. -
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Assault on the Tuileries Palace
There was a great resentment of the people towards Louis XVI and his family, this finally exploded on August 10, 1792, when the enraged crowd stormed the Tuileries Palace, shouting at the monarch for treason, thus forcing him to take refuge in the Legislative Assembly. -
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I French Republic
The events that happened in France, terrified the European monarchs, who saw that their thrones were in danger and formed a coalition against the revolutionaries. Louis XVI, in an attempt to escape, ended up being discovered and the people attacked the Tuileries Palace -
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Execution of Louis XVI
He was a French monarch who held the title of Duke of Berry. He was convicted of treason and sentenced to the guillotine on January 21, 1793. His execution marked the end of the absolutist monarchy in France.