The french revolution

Napoleón empire

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The Napoleonic Empire (1804-1815) New Constitution: more power for Napoleon.
The first French colonial empire originated in the 16th century until 1814. It was led by King François I who took advantage of the rise of America to achieve a territorial expansion towards that continent. Between his first period and the second, France achieved an extension of 24,000,000 km2.

second coalition in Europe

1799 BCE

The Consulate and the spread of revolutionary ideals.Second coalition in Europe.
The Second Coalition (1798-1802) is known as the second combined effort of multiple European countries, led by the Archduchy of Austria and the Russian Empire, to contain the French Revolution. A number of France's enemies prepared a new alliance with England to undo earlier French conquests. Austria and Russia mobilized fresh armies for the German and Italian campaigns in 1799.

The Directory

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The Directory (October 1795-November 1799) The closing of the Jacobin clubs is decreed.
The Directory was the penultimate form of government adopted by the First French Republic during the French Revolution. Established by the Constitution of the Year III approved by the Thermidorian Convention, it began on October 26, 1795, and ended with the coup d'état of the 18th of Brumaire of the Year VIII (November 9, 1799).

War on the French

1792 BCE

In 1792 Spain declares war on the French Revolution and The Russo-Turkish War ends.
The War of Spanish Independence was a war that took place between 1808 and 1814 within the context of the Napoleonic Wars, which pitted the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom and Portugal against the First French Empire, whose aim was to install Napoleon's brother, Joseph Bonaparte, on the Spanish throne after the abdication of Bayonne.

The three powers

1791 BCE

In 1791 the constitution separates the 3 powers: the legislative, the executive and the judicial.
That is to say, the legislative power (represented in the Cortes Generales) exercises control over the executive, in addition to legislative functions, and the judicial power controls that the laws and the actions of the public administration comply with the Magna Carta.

July 14

1791 BCE

On July 14, the people of France took the Bastille fortress, starting one of the most important revolutions in history.
the people of Paris seize arms at the Invalides and head for an old royal fortress: the Bastille. After a bloody shootout, they seize it and release the few prisoners imprisoned there.

clergy

1790 BCE

in 1790 the civil constitution of the clergy was created.
The lower clergy - composed of priests and vicars - earned a modest income, lived in conditions of poverty, were more in contact with marginalized groups and had almost no influence in politics.