French Revolution Timeline

  • King Louis XVI crowned king of France

    King Louis XVI crowned king of France
    He was the monarch of the house of bourbon who later became king of France. The people of france didnt like him as king.
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    He was the monarch of the house of bourbon who later became king of France. people didnt like him as king.
  • Calling for Estates Gereral

    Calling for Estates Gereral
    This is a general assembly representing the French estates which are the clergy; first estate, nobles; second estate, and the common people; third estate.
  • Formation of the National Assmebly

    Formation of the National Assmebly
    the formation of the national assembly was preceded by the estates general.it was formed by the third estate.
  • Attack of Bastille

    Attack of Bastille
    The attack on bastille happened in Paris, France. This is showed royal authority to the leaders. Around the time, the third estate in France was now control by the bourgeois. They mainly wanted power over them.
  • Great Fear

    Great Fear
    the great fear was the general panic that started the French revolution. Fearful peasants in response to the rumors armed themselves, wars started, and its a lot of conflict
  • French Women force Lois XVI to leave Versailles

    French Women force Lois XVI to leave Versailles
    This is known as the march of Versailles. This is where the women were nearly protesting over the high price of bread. People got angry because they were hungry and King Louis XVI didn’t fix the situation so the people of Versailles told him to leave.
  • Louis XVI is executed

    Louis XVI is executed
    This was one of the major event in the French revolution. Most of the people were happy that he was executed because they didn’t like him.
  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror
    this was the period of time for France go to war. The girondins and the Jacobins were marked as the enemies of the revolution. This lead to hundreds of people top suffer and die
  • The directory if formed

    The directory if formed
    This is the period where the government of France during the stages of the French revolution. At this time, French were in war and had conflict.
  • Napoleon takes power

    Napoleon takes power
    napoleon was a French military leader and emperor who conquered most of Europe. Years later, Europe and France had war, Europe won so he took over France’s power and land.
  • Napoleon invades Russia

    Napoleon invades Russia
    napoleon traveled to russia just to get trading with the merchants. He really wanted to go to war with them but it didn’t work.
  • Napoleons defeat waterloo

    Napoleons defeat waterloo
    This importasnt event marked the final defeat war of the french and emperor, napoleon,who conquered much of europe. He sieze the control of the french government.Napoleo's strengths were defeated by the british and prussians.