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The Estates General were inaugurated in the Hall of Festivities of the Palace of Versailles, summoned by Luix XVI, with the intention of resolving the critical situation that the French Treasury was going through. Formed by 1138 individuals.
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The national assembly put the Revolution in the hands of the moderate sectors. With it France ceased to be an absolute monarchy and was organized as a limited and constitutional monarchy.
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Versailles fell prey to political turmoil. Louis XVI, beset by financial problems and popular discontent, had been forced to convene the Estates General, the traditional representative assembly of the kingdom of medieval origin.
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The Bastille was a powerful fortress that dominated the popular neighborhoods of eastern Paris, a symbol of the arbitrary authority of the absolute monarchy, which was originally a fortification against the English during the Hundred Years War, and which Richelieu converted into a prison of the State.
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was the end of the Old Regime and the beginning of a new era. It is inspired by the Declaration of the Rights of Man that was given in the United States, as well as being inspired by the philosophical spirit of the 18th century. This event proclaims the rights of freedom, security and resistance to oppression.
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The Escape from Varennes was one of the most significant events of the French Revolution, which happened after the serious fall of the royal family in question to its authority. It happened on the night of June 20, 1791, Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI and their children tried to flee from the Tuileries Palace.
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The Constitution of 1791 is the product of the first years of the French Revolution, and it marked a very important milestone in the advancement of political participation compared to the previous model of the Old Regime. We have already talked about the historical events that were marking the path of Revolution during the Assembly, let us now see what its main work was: the Constitution of 1791.
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There was great resentment of the people to Louis XVI and his family, that finally exploded on August 10, 1792, when the enraged crowd stormed the Tuileries Palace, accusing screaming to the king of treason, thus forcing him to take refuge in the Legislative Assembly.
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The events that happened in France, terrified the European monarchs, who saw that their thrones were in danger and formed a coalition against the revolutionaries. Louis XVI, in an attempt to escape, ended up being discovered and the people attacked the Tuileries Palace.
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The public health committee directed France's war, diplomacy, finance, and internal security. The revolutionary court denied those suspected of being counterrevolutionaries without the possibility of defense.
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It was a French king who held the title of Duke of Berry. He was convicted of treason and sentenced to the guillotine on 21 January 1793.Su execution marked the end of absolute monarchy in France.
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Robespierre, WAS one of the Most Recognized Politicians of the French Revolution. Robespierre, WAS hunted and captured in Varennes, one of the Places where he decided to stop during his trip. Finally, Robespierre, WAS recognized as the culprit of establishing alliances with different powers abroad. And he was condemned to die in the Orda on July 27, 1794.
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The directory was the penultimate form of government adopted by the First French Republic, during the French Revolution. Established by the Constitution of Year III that approved the Thermidorian Convention, it began on October 26, 1795, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire of Year VIII.
