French Revolution Timeline

By kaccoo

  • Louis XVI takes throne at age 19

    Louis XVI takes throne at age 19. He has well intention for ruling, but is a weak leader who's often dominated by wife, Marie Antoinette.

  • Louis XVI's gov.

    Louis XVI's gov. almost bankrupt. poor harvests. National Assembly formed.

  • People of Parrisbrib storm Bastille,

    People of Parrisbrib storm Bastille, a hated prison that symbolized auotocratic rule. Revolution had begun

  • National Assembly adopted

    National Assembly adopted Declaration of the Rights "Liberty property, security, and resistance to opperession" to all people

  • The Great Fear, Peasants rioted

    The Great Fear. Peasants fearful that nobles were hiding outlaws to terroize them
    Peasants rioted- stormed versales and demand Louis & Marie Antoinette come to Paris

  • National Assembly broke up so legislative Assembly

    National Assembly broke up so legislative Assembly could take over.Creates constitution monarchy; strips power & gave Assembly power to create French law.

  • Revolutionary leaders turn on each other

    Revolutionary leaders turn on each other & 3 factors in legislature Assembley form. Radicals, Moderates, and Conservatives.

  • Austria & Prussia supported

    Austria & Prussia supported Louis XVI, sent troops to Paris

  • 20,000 Parisians

    20,000 Parisians invade Royal Palace. Lous, Marie Antoinette and children imprisioned.

  • National Convention abolishes

    National Convention abolishes monarchy & declares France Republic. All adult male citizen granted right ti vote & hold office. Women not given that right.

  • Louis no longer king

    December 1792-Jan.1793: Louis no longer king, radical Jacobins tries Loius for treason & found him guilty. Louis is sentenced to death.

  • Louis XVI exucuted.

    Louis XVI exucuted.

  • Revolution leader Maximillen Robespinrres

    Revolution leader Maximillen Robespinrres sets to grner power into own hands. He becomes leader of Committee of Public Safety and descides who should be enemy of republic. Committee has people tried & exucuted in same day.

  • Robespirre governed France nearly as dictator,

    1793-July 1794
    Robespirre governed France nearly as dictator, period known as Reign of Terror. Approx. 3,000 people were exucuted & many as 4,000 killed all together.

  • Marie Anotinette exucuted.

    Marie Anotinette exucuted. Revolutionary courts declare death sentences on those that challenge Robespirre.

  • National Commitee turns on Robespiere,

    National Commitee turns on Robespiere, claiming he's tyrantg. He's exucuted on July 28

  • Moderate leaders in National convention draft

    Moderate leaders in National convention draft new constitution. Creates 2 house legislature & anexecutive body of 5 men known as Directory. Napoleon Banaparte chosen to lead France's armies.

  • Conclusion

    The French Revolution took a major part in the world today. It was full of new ideas, new leaders, governement systems, beliefs, fairness, rights, war, and many more other things. Just like all other events in history, it'll be remembered for a very long time, so hopefully in the future people can look back and think about the right and the wrong and all the different types of consequences.