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France Revolution
France revolution broke out with the Storming of the Bastille -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
After on August 4, in a frenzied night session, the nobility and the clergy will compete to demand the abolition of their privileges, the National Assembly approves the Declaration, the first article of which establishes that “men are born and all live equal in rights -
Flight of the king aborted at Varennes
Feeling prisoners in the Tuileries, the king, queen and their children flee in disguise, according to a plan drawn up by the Swedish diplomat Fersen, in love with Marie Antoinette. After a day's journey north, where loyal troops must escort them to the other side of the border, they are discovered and detained in the town of Varennes, and from there they are returned to Paris, where they receive an icy welcome. -
The king swears the Constitution.
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France declares war on Austria.
At the urging of Louis XVI, who secretly seeks the defeat of his armies, the Assembly declares war "on the King of Hungary and Bohemia," to give the impression that it is not doing so against the Austrian people. Only Robespierre and a minority of deputies from the left oppose -
Establishment of the Republic. September 21, 1792. Establishment of the Republic. 21 de septiembre de 1792. Constitución de la República.
The Convention meets, declares the Monarchy abolished, and proclaims the Republic. Although only ten percent of the French exercise their right to vote, it is the first parliament in history elected by universal male suffrage in a major country -
Execution of Louis XVI
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris -
Robespierre enters the public health committee.
The aftermath of the coup is the almost total renewal of the Committee at the beginning of July. Danton and his people are replaced by a Jacobin government led by Couthon and Saint-Just. The incorporation of Robespierre, replacing a lower-ranking deputy, culminates the arrival to power of the Jacobins and marks the beginning of the Terror. -
Maximilien Robespierre
main orchestrator of the Terror, is overthrown in a coup and guillotined. Terror ends. -
Napoleon began military operations
Before the outbreak of new hostilities with Austria, Napoleon began military operations in the Austrian dominions of Italy. -
Treaty of Campoformio
Treaty of Campoformio: Napoleon secures his conquests in Italy -
Napoleon attacks Egypt.
Napoleon attacks Egypt. -
Napoleon takes power
After a year in which the Thermidorians control the Convention, and four years of authoritarian rule through the Directory, the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire takes place, in which General Napoleon Bonaparte, recently returned from Egypt, takes power as first consul. France already has the dictator repeatedly sued by Marat -
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of the French
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of the French, in the Cathedral of Notre Dame. -
Sixteen German princes go to Paris and sign the treaty that will create the Confederation of the Rhine
Sixteen German princes go to Paris and sign the treaty that will create the Confederation of the Rhine, and that removes the German principalities from the Prussian rule to pass to the French -
After the Three Glorious Days, Carlos X is overthrown and forced into exile.
After the Three Glorious Days, Carlos X is overthrown and forced into exile. -
A monarchical uprising in the streets of Paris
The deputy of the Convention Paul Barras orders the young officer Napoleon Bonaparte to suppress a monarchical uprising in the streets of Paris. Directory begins.
