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Louis XVI tried to stop an economic crisis and convocated the estates generale to solve it.This crisis begun because of bad harvests, financial support that France gave to american colonies and the bad administration carried out by the king.
Here they were represented the three estates, but the third one almost had no power in the decitions, the mayority rejected the ideas of a system more fair and equitable system of taxes and representation this lead to the third estate to act for its own -
The National Assembly was one of several historical French parliaments or houses of parliament. From June 17 to July 9, 1789, it was the name of the revolutionary assembly formed by representatives of the Third Estate; thereafter (until replaced by the Legislative Assembly on Sept. 30, 1791) its formal name was National Constituent Assembly (Assemblée Nationale Constituante), though popularly the shorter form persisted.
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After the rejection of the thirs estate the deputies of the third estate they decided to occupie the king's indoors tennis court, in which they swore an oath that said they will stay loekkecd down until they have given to France a new and fair contitution. The king grudgingly gave in and urged the nobles and the remaining clergy to join the assembly, which took the official title of National Constituent Assembly -
On 14 July , the Bastille, a fortress and political prison that symbolized the oppressiveness of France’s Ancien Régime was attacked by a crowd mainly consisting of sans-culottes, or lower classes. This prsion was a symbol of the tyranny of the king and the stromig of it was the desre to put end to the misery
The event was the culmination of multiple different causes. Although the catalyst for the attack was the dismissal of popular Genevan commoner from the ministry of King Louis XVI of France -
They were a set of 19 articles passed by the National Constituent Assembly , in which abolished feudalism in France and ended the tax exemption privileges of the upper classes that gave powerful speechs.
The National Assembly, which had been formed from the three estates wanted to prove the great commiment with the people that many nobles renounced to thier privileges, seaking to reach a new judicial system and the abolition of the thithe,to ensure that every cityzen will be equal before the law -
It was inspiered in the american constitution (from1776) and by the enlightenment.
The representatives of the French people, in a National Assembly, solemnly declare the natural, perpetual and holy rights of man. Their objective is that the ignorance or contempt of these rights does not cause any crisis, that the acts of the powers be respected when compared with political aims, and that all the complains from the citizens maintain the constitution for the well being of every man in the nation. -
The Flight to Varennes was a major event in the French Revolution, it happened on the night of June 20-21 in 1791, when King Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their family tried to secretly escape from Paris. Their plan was to reach Montmédy, near the border, where there were loyal troops to start a counter-revolution. But they were found by revolutionaries. The royal family was rested in Varennes-en-Argonne. This failure proved that the king was totally against the Revolution, -
Legislative Assembly, national parliament of France during part of the Revolutionary period and again during the Second Republic. The first was created in September 1791 and was in session from Oct. 1, 1791, to Sept. 20, 1792, when it was replaced by the National Convention, marking the formal beginning of the (First) Republic.
It had the power pass laws rise or decrease the taxes.
It worked as a part of a parliamentary monarchy in which there werre 745 diputies -
This was a great step for the girondins, taking more part on the state, this decision was undertaken due to the Declaration of Pillnitz, tha scared the revolutionaries becaus austria nd prussi threatened to reverse the prgress achived by the revolution.
So they saw that the only way to bring liberty to Europe by the war. So the King Louis XVI of France stood before the Legislative Assembly and, with a faltering voice, read a declaration of war against Austria. -
In Paris, the group of revolutionaries sans culottes, revolutionarie from the working class, assaulted the residence of the royal family, massacring the Swis guard, abolishing the monarchy.
This happened beacuase many blamed the king for the defeats of the french army by the hands of the austrians.
But this event also meant that the sans culottes gained power, this created tension between the girondins and the sans culottes, the accomulation of all this tension lead to a dark period for France. -
The national convention, assembly that governed France from September 20, 1792, until October 26, 1795, during the most critical period of the French Revolution. The National Convention was elected to provide a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy (1792). The Convention numbered 749 deputies, including businessmen, tradesmen, and many professional men. Among its early acts were the formal abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of the republic
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It happaned in the Place de la Revolution, but months before the execution there was an extensive trial to decide the fate of the past king, in which he was charged of betrating the nation and more crimes, the sentece was carried out by majority, he must be executed.
Few minutes before he was executed que gave a kind of speech about his inocence and he prayed for himselfe, this put an end to the ancient regime and opened the door to more liberty to ever nationd -
Robespierre was executed because he was feared to have too much power and was seen as a tyrant whose extreme violence during the Reign of Terror
All this started when he threatened all the enemies of the revolution, this made the opposition to him grew after he was threatened to put away of the power he decided to give speeches and last one gave more reasons for his execution. After a while he was trapped in a hotel where he almost kill himself and the day after he was executed in the guillotine -
The Directory was the system of government that was established by the French Constitution of 1795. In which it took part five peolpe who had executive power. The Directory governed the French First Republic until in 10 November 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoleon in the Coup of 18 Brumaire and replaced by the Consulate.
It to putted end to the excesive measures that the reign of terror stablished, being more indulgent with priest and royalist and there were no more executions -
This was a type of giverment that was established after Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the Directory, in it tgere were three chages one who had the most significant power to decide to draft laws, and the two others had a bit of power in comparitionTher were also elections in which became an elaborate charade, with voters were fooled of having real power, manipulating the votes to make seem the regime as popular to the people.This system ended when the self Napoleon declarated itself as an Emperor
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It was established after the consulate when Napoleon proclamted itself Emperor, During the empire there were several wars called Napoleonic wars in which they brought liberty and rights to the land conquered, this eventually make the nationalist movements increased and gave rebellions in the areas in which nationalistic feelings had increased.
But its decline startedwith the fail attemps of taking Russia, and the end of the empire was caused by the cuadruple alliance in the battle of Leipzipg -
In this battle took part France, Spain and Great Britain.
This one battle put in evidence the ambitious plans of Napoleon's plans, bevcause of the humillious defeat against one of the greatest enemies of France.
The admiral Horatio Nelson made a great effort to put in check the strategy of Villanueve and Napoleon.
The britain army intervened beacuse of the plan of invade Naples and invading the wateers of britain in the strait of Gibraltar. -
This was one of the gratest victories, for not say the biggest victory, that Napoleon achieved.
This battle is also known as the battle of the thre emperors, because they take action Napoleon, Alexander I of russia and Francis I of Austria.
The estrategy was simple, preted weakness and also the decetion of wait for the enemy in Pratzen, to surround them made a struggle to the enemy coalition, days after the victory of Napoleon, he singned an armistice with austria in which they leaft the war. -
This defeat against the allies marked the decline of the emoire of Napoleon, it was fought in Leipzig due to the allies wantted to cut off the line of comunications of the french army
The enemy attacked with more than 300,000 mens and arrased with the french troups -
A year ago Napoleon was exiled to Elba, but he wasn`t finished yet, he returned to France with 1000 mens and ready to fight.
The battle lasted almost 100 days in which Napoleon was defeated by the same for allies from the last time, UK, Austria, Russia and Prussia
He belived that he would be fast enought to take the city before the russian and austrian allies reach to the battle gruong to help in the war.
Unfortunatly Napoleon was defeated and lately he has exiled definitly and died in an island