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King Louis XVI crowned king
Louis xvi was crowned directly after his father, Louis XV, died of sickness. Louis was crowned at the age of 21 years old. He was very young, even when he married marie antoinette. They were 15, louis may not have been ready to be king. -
Calling of the Estates general
the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy (First Estate), the nobles (Second Estate), and the common people (Third Estate). called by King Louis XVI to propose solutions to his government's financial problems, the Estates-General sat for several weeks in May and June 1789 -
Formation of the National assembly
existed from June 13, 1789 to July 9, 1789, was a revolutionary assembly formed by the representatives of the Third Estate of the Estates-General; afterwards it was known as the National Constituent Assembly -
The tennis court oath
It waa pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by most members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789. The only person who did not sign was Joseph Martin-Dauch, a politician who would not perform decisions not decided by the king. They made a makeshift conference room inside a tennis court, located in the Saint-Louis district of the city of Versailles, near the Palace of Versailles -
Attack on the bastile
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France on July 14, 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris and possed weapons. The prison only contained seven inmates at the time of its storming but was a symbol of the abuses of the monarchy -
Great fear
The great fear was general panic that occurred between 17 July and 3 August 1789 at the start of the French Revolution. fearful peasants armed themselves in self-defense and attacked homes -
French Women Force Louis XVI to leave Versailles
the march on versailles was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. The march began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who, on the morning of 5 October 1789, were near rioting over the high price and scarcity of bread. Their demonstrations quickly became intertwined with the activities of revolutionaries who were seeking liberal political reforms and a constitutional monarchy for France -
Declaration of war against austria
On Apr. 20, 1792, France declared war on Austria. The French armies lacked organization and discipline, and many noble officers had emigrated. The allied Austrian and Prussian forces under Charles William Ferdinand, duke of Brunswick, quickly crossed the frontier and began to march on Paris. The duke issued a manifesto threatening to raze Paris should the royal family be harmed. -
The national Convention is formed
a single-chamber assembly in France from 21 September 1792 to 26 October 1795 during the French Revolution. It succeeded the Legislative Assembly and founded the First Republic after the insurrection of 10 August 1792. The Legislative Assembly decreed the provisional suspension of King Louis XVI and the convocation of a National Convention which should draw up a constitution. -
Louis XVI is executed
The execution of Louis XVI, by means of the guillotine, took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution in Paris. It was a major event of the French Revolution -
Reign of terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of the enemies of the revolution. -
The directory is formed
Directory, French Directoire, the French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the Year III, which lasted four years, from November 1795 to November 1799. -
Napoleon Bonoparte takes power
Napoleon took power in 1799 and named himself as First Consul with few restrictions on his control of France. In 1804 he was crowned emperor of the France. He made peace with the Catholic Church, much to the relief of the religious things. He launched a new aristocracy for France while allowing the return of most of the aristocrats who had been forced into exile by the Revolution. He fought a series of wars including his L at waterloo. -
Napoleon invades russia
Russians started the French Army in a major battle, Moscow would be Napoleon's in a couple of weeks. The Tsar insisted upon an engagement, and on September 7,the French army only 70 miles from the Moscow, the two armies met at Borodino Field. By the end of the day, 108,000 men had died--but neither side had gained a clear victory. Kutuzov realized that any further defense of the city would be no point and he withdrew his forces -
Napoleons defeat at Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte who conquered much of continental Europe in the early 19th century. The Battle of Waterloo, where Napoleon’s forces were defeated by the British and Prussians, signaled the end of his reign and the end of France’s domination in Europe. After Waterloo, Napoleon later died in exile.
