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Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General to formulate a new fiscal plan. -
Storming of the Bastille, a prison in Paris that symbolised the absolute power of the king. This is considered the official start of the Revolution. -
His aim was to thoroughly reorganise the Church of France, transforming Catholic parish priests into "ecclesiastical civil servants". -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen is one of many fundamental documents of the French Revolution in defining personal and community rights, as well as universal rights. -
It began with the invasion of French territory by Austria and Prussia, and in offensive response France declared war on the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria. Later the Kingdom of Prussia, Britain, Spain and other states joined in. -
King Louis XVI was condemned to death by the guillotine by the revolutionary government of the Convention. He was found guilty of conspiracy against public liberty and an attack on national security.
The execution was carried out in the Place de la Révolution, formerly known as the Place de Louis XV. -
A coup d'état took place within the National Convention, ending the period known as the Terror. -
General Napoleon Bonaparte, leading a coup d'état, put an end to the French Revolution and proclaimed himself Consul for life, establishing the Consulate and the French Empire.