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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette get married
The soon to be king of France, Louis XVI marries Marie Antoinette of Austria to create an alliance -
Louis XV dies
Louis XV dies and his grandson becomes king, Louis the XVI -
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Robespierre rise to power
Robespeirre was elected elected president of the powerful Jacobin political faction. A year later, he participated in writing the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. He was the head of the new National Convention. He was then elected to the comittee of public safety. -
Estates General Meeting
Louis XVI calls meeting with all estates but kicks the 3rd estate out -
Tennis Court Oath
Members of the third estate broke into a nearby ''tennis court'' and swore not to disband until a constitution was created. -
Storming of Bastille
In order to protect the rights of citizens they stormed a prison know as the Bastille. The king's soldiers were overpowered and prisoners were frred. A huge amount of weapons also fell into the hands of the people -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The representatives of the french people created this constitution that declared all the rights of liberty and equality for men. It was signed by the national assembly. -
March on Versailles
A large group led by women from the fish market, began to march towards versailles. They gathered outside of the palace and demanded bread for the poor. The king and queen ignored this, causing it to form an extremely hostile riot. -
King and Queen return to Paris
The march of Versailles became violent, and the revolutionaries stormed the palace, forcing the king and queen to hide. They wanted the head of Marie Antoinette and used their pikes to tear her bed to shreds. This horrified the king so he decied to mive his family back to Paris. -
King and Queen try to escape Paris
Louis, Marie, and their children put on disguises and fled the capital. As they reach Austruan soil the King requests a break. The royals were recognized by an angry crowd that put them under arrest and returned them back to Paris -
Declares war on Austria
Because Austria is where the King tried to escape to, the Girondins and Sans-Culottes desired war against them. They believed defeating neighboring Monarchies would lead to the spread of democracy. The war proved to be a disaster for France. -
Creation of the Guillotine
The guillotine was created as a new form of painless killing. Its purpose was to simply kill ther perso not cause them suffering. It was used to kill many people during the Reign of Terror including the King and the Queen. -
The King of France is killed
The national convention decided to put Louis XVI on trial for treason. He was found guilty and sentenced to be executed via the guillotine. Louis was executed in front of a cheering crowd. -
Creation of Comittee of Public Safety
The Girodins began a power struggle against the Jacobins who were running France. Robespierre responded by creating the committee of public safety, which controlled the food and military situations. -
Robespierre is killed
In the middle of the night in 1794 Robespierre was arrested. while in prison he shot himself but he missed his head. He was then executed on the guillotine. -
Passing of the Civil Code
After four years french emperor Napoleon Bonaparte enacts a new legal framework for France, known as the “Napoleonic Code.” The set of laws had to do with property, colonial affairs, the family, and individual rights. -
Crowning of Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Napoleon I, the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon’s forces gave up and Napoleon offered to step down in favor of his son. When this offer was rejected, he and was sent to Elba -
Congress of Vienna
A conference of ambassadors of European states charied by Austrian salesman and held in Vienna -
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100 days
Marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile on the island of Elba to Paris and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII -
