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Representatives of the tiers état form a National Assembly. They swear not to leave until a new constitution is established in France. The tiers état was the third and lowest level of the French heirarchy. It was also called "the Common People."
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50,000 citizens arm themselves with pikes and form the National Guard.
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All titles and nobility are abolished, distorting the lines between France's three social classes.
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Food riots are everywhere due to harvest decrease.
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Black citizens of French colonies granted rights equal to those of White citizens.
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The Constituent Assembly dissolves in accordance to King Louis XVI being restored as king.
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Louis XVI executed after being tried.
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The Churches re-open for Christian worship after being closed.
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Napoleon assumes command of French army in Italy, on his way to Emperor.
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Napoleon Bonaparte named “First Consul,” now the effective dictator, but not Emperor.
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Napoleon is consecrated as Emperor, marking the end of the French Revolution.
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Edmond Dantes is arrested at his wedding party. He talks to Villefort who tricks Dantes into arrest once he realizes that the letter from Napolean is addressed to Villefort's own father. This same day at 10 o'clock, Dantes is taken to Chateau d'If, a prison no longer used today.
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This timespan marks the time that Edmond Dantes was in jail, from the day he was arrested, to the day he escaped.
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Edmond and Faria meet a few days after Edmond enters the prison. The date is an estimate.
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Dantes finds a petition under his name after escaping jail. The purpose of this petition was attempt to remove him from jail. It was dated to this day.
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Abbe Faria, who dies in prison, tells Dantes of the treasure of Spada, a extinct family. After escaping, Dantes goes and finds the treasure once the smuggling ship he was aboard stopped at the Island of Monte Cristo. He was able to convince them to leave him there alone.
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3 months after "saving" Albert, like he stated and promised, The Count went and arrived in Paris. Albert then introduces him to people and shows him Paris.
