Jacques bertaux   prise du palais des tuileries   1793

french revolution timeline

  • National assembly of France

    National assembly of France
    The national assembly had a total of 104 members. Within those 104 member theres 8 who are appointed by the president and 98 chosen by party-list proportional representation and have to serve five-year terms to be able to participate fully. The two privileged states could always outvote the thirst state.This is because the Third state had mostly thoughts of the enlightenment thinkers. They claimed the end of monarchy and began representative democracy
  • March on versailles

    March on versailles
    rebellion spread from paris into countryside. It was said that nobles were origin outlaws to terrorize peasant.s This lead fear into the people and stormed into nobles houses with pitch forks and destroy feudal dues or burned down the houses. But then, women started to march into versailles and started to demand national assembly to provide bread. then they started killing guards off got into the place and made louis and Antoinette return to Paris .
  • civil constitution of clergy

    civil constitution of clergy
    The civil constitution of clergy was a law established which made the Roman Catholic Church in France depend to the French government.
  • Royal family flees

    Royal family flees
    Marie Antoinette had to escape since unrest in pari sha convinced the queen. Marie was helped by a friend to escape. Hone they reached the baroness,they got discovered and were brought back to paris,
  • france vs austria war

    france vs austria war
    The French government was the one who declared war against Austria, however Austria had alliances so France at the end had to fight against two countries. The two enemy country wanted to keep monarchy the same. However, french wanted to change it. At the end, France won and established French republic.
  • Massacres

    Massacres
    There was a lot of panic and fear in the city. It was said that the 3000 people who were capture were preparing an uprising against France. People then broke into prison and killed about 1600 people who were not going got invade them but they believed the rumors.
  • Republic of virtue

    Republic of virtue
    The Jacobins wanted to change the Old regime. So this made them want to erase all traces that were made before. They called their new form of society republic virtue. This is because it was starting to help people for example republic so voting and having more of a say.
  • louis xvi executed

    louis xvi executed
    King louis the XVI didn't want the advice for monarchy and refuse to accept it. When he was in prisoned. the national convention took away monarchy. The led to people thinking that King louis betrayed their country so he was put on trial. Then he was called out for and execution.
  • Robespierre executed

    Robespierre executed
    Robespierre was executed because he was accused of being an oppressive leader. He wanted to extend the Public Safety, however lost of enemies were made with that. Foreign invasions was being threat so the people decided he was a horrible ruler. The national assembly arrested him and then decided for him to be executed.
  • national convention

    national convention
    A new form of government was made. It would be the third since 1789. It was mainly about making the middle class also have power and having a directory of five men (house of legislature), These men where moderates and corrupt. However, they helped with the towel in France Also, Napoleon Bonaparte was introduced as the general of armies.