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Jean- Paul Marat
French politician, physician and journalist, and a leader of the radical montagnard faction during the French Revolution. AFter years in France and other European countries he became a well known doctor in London and other philosphical subjects.He was also assassinated in his bath by Charlotte Corday. -
Louis XVI
Louis XVI was born in Versailles France and Died January 21, 1793. He was bourbon king of France who was eecuted in 1793 for treason.In 1770 he married Austrian archduches Marie Antoinette. After a few of Louis governing misssteps he brought the French Revolution crashing down upon himself. -
Marie Antoinette
Marie was the last queen of France from 1774 to 1793. She helped provoke the popular unrest that led to the French Revolution and the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792. She is known for her quote "Let them eat cake" which showed her obliviousness to the poor conditions. Marie married Louis XVI and was executed along with him for treason. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Was a French general who played an important part during the Revolutionary war.He helped the colonists against the British. He volunteered his time and money to help the Americans.He was able to help the Americans win the war and was treated as a hero. -
Maximilien Robespierre
Was a radical democrat key figure in the French Revolution of 1789.He briefly presided over the influential Jacobin club, a political club based in Paris. He also served as president of the National Convention and on the committee of public safety health. -
Charolotte Corday
Was the assassin of the French revolutionary Jean- Paul Marat. She descended from a noble family, educated in a convent in Caen, and royalist by sentiment. At trial Corday revealed " I killed one man to save 100,000." She then was executed under the Guillotine just four days after Marat's murder. -
Napolean Bonaparte
A French Military leadder and emperor who conquered much on Europe in the early 19th century. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napolean successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire. Napolean was exiled to the remote most likely died of stomach cancer but ome say he was poisoned. -
Tennis Court Oath
Was a pledge that was signed by the third Estate in the early days of the French Revolution and was an important revolutionary act that displayed the belief that political authority came from the nation's people and not from the monarchy.They pledged not to disband until the nation had drafted and implemented a constitution. -
Napolean Invades Russia
The Grand Armee, led by the French emperor Napolean Bonaparte, crossed the Nerman River, invading russia from present day Poland. The result was a disaster for the French. The Russian army refused to engage with Napoleans Grande Armee of more than 500,000 European troops. He failed due to faulty logistics, poor discipline, disease and the weather. -
Attack on the Bastille
A state prison on the east side of Paris, known as Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. When the prison was attacked, it actually only had seven priioners, but the mob had not gathered them up. They had come to demand the huge ammunition storess held within the prison walls. -
Great Fear
A wave of violence called The Great Fear sept the country.Peasants broke into and burned noble's houses.They tore up documents that had forced them to pay fees to the nobles.These riots were sparked by economic concerns,rural panic and power of rumour.As a result the National Assembly,in an effort to appease the peasants and forestall further rural disorders and formally abolished the" Feudal regime"including seigneurial rights.This led in effect to a general unrest among the nobility of France. -
Women's march to Versailles
Concerned over the high priced and scarcity of bread women from the marketplace of Paris led the march. As more men and women joined in on the march the crowd reached between 6,000 and 7,000. Many were bearing kitchen blades and other makeshift weapons. -
Flight to Varennes
This was a significant episode in the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette and their immediate family unsuccessfully attempted to escape Paris. They did this to avoid retibution from revolutionaries. This major event led to the death of Louis XVI and his wife Marie. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI was the last bourbon king of France who was executed in 1793 for treason. In 1770 he married Marie Antoinette. After a slew governing missteps, Louis XVI brought the French Revolution crashing upon himself.Louis was Guillonting along with his wife Marie. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror, also called Terror was a period of state- sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution. France's revolutionary government ordered the arrest and execution of thousnads of people.This ended when Robespierre and several of his supporters were sent to the Guillotine and beheaded.Robespierre had been cheif architect of the Terror.
