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Prince Dauphin, later to become King Louis XVI, marries Mary Antoinette of Austria.
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King Louis XVI is crowned king at a young age of 19 a month after his father's death (King Louis XV).
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Popular finance minister Jacques Necker is fired by the Queen (Marie Antoinette). The Queen was known for dismissing people that she disliked, for example, their appearances.
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The Assembly of Notables is assembled to discuss France's financial situation. (France was deep in debt) Charles de Calonne (the new Finance Minister) meets and is opposed by the Assembly regarding tax reforms. Calonne believed it would help solve the debt problem. The Assembly believed it would take more money out of their pockets instead.
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Calonne is dismissed by King Louis XVI, and he withdrew to England four months later.
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Finance Minister Etienne Brienne (the successor of Calonne) is fired, and Necker is re-hired as Finance Minister once again.
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The Estates General commences: voting will be done by authority, not by majority.
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The Third Estate, made of the common people, declare themselves as the National Assembly.
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When the National Assembly is locked out of their usual meeting place by the King, they instead meet at a tennis court, and there they take the Tennis Court Oath. The Oath was to "not separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established"
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The mob attacked the royal prison and fortress, 'the Bastille'. The King's guards and troops that were guarding the fortress were sent to disperse the mod, but failed, and were brutally massacred. The important political prisoners that were held there were then set free. Later, citizens formed a new army, called 'the National Guard'.
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The National Assembly abolishes all feudal rights, ending serf dom, and declares that all people are equal under law.
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The National Assembly passes the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen, meaning that people (including the commoners) now have rights that the law cannot overlook, and it limits the power of the government, as well.
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The royal family attempts to escape and flee to Montmedy, a fortress near Austria. However, they were captured in Varennes, and sent back to Paris.
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The National Guard dissolves, and their power is tranferred over to the newly formed Legislative Assembly, and they meet the next day.
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People riot due to food shortages throughout France. (Exact date is not given, due to it being a short time-span)
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The Legislative Assembly declares war on Austria.
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The Tuileries Palace is stormed by Parisians (Jacobins); King Louis XVI is imprisoned by the Legislative Assembly.
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In the first week of September 2, the royalists (people who were still loyal to the king) were massacred.
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The Legislative Assembly dissolves, and transfers their power over to the newly created National Convention.
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The National Convention votes to abolish monarchy once and for all in France. They also choose a new calendar system, relying on a 10 month years.
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King Louis XVI is put on trial, and instead of being called Louis XVI, he is instead referred as Louis Capet, symbolizing the end of monarchy.
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King Louis XVI (Louis Capet) is executed by guillotine.
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John-Paul Marat is assassinated by commoner Charlotte Corday, with a knife wound to his torso.
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The Reign of Terror is commenced by Robespierre during this time.
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Mary Antoinette of Austria is executed by decapitation on the guillotine.
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The modern flag of France is introduced. The colors of the flag were blue, red, and white placed side to side in that order. The red, white and blue represents liberty, equality and fraternity, which were the ideals of the French Revolution.
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Georges Danton and his followers were exectued.
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Maximillian Robespierre and others were executed without trial, thus ending the Reign of Terror. Aproximately 37,000 people were excuted on the "national razor". For the remainder of the year, things begin to quell and there are less deaths.
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The French Constitution of 1795 was created, establishing a Directory government.
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The remaining royalists attempt a coup d'etat, with Napoleon preventing it, making his name known. A coup d'etat is an attempt to take over the government by a small group of people, usually with violence.
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The National Convention dissolves in favor of a dictatorship within the Directory.
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Napoleon Bonaparte is consecrated and deemed Emperor over France. Note that he is not king, but rather emperor, or ruler.
