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This term was formed when the Estates General, representing the nobility, clergy and third estate turned into a national representative body.
This Assembly created the french´s first constitution that included in it (among other things):
-The abolition of nobility and feudalism
-The confirmation of basic rights for the citizens
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On May 4-5th of 1789, a ceremony of the Ancien regime was held in Versailles with 1200+ people attending it (mostly commoners).
The treated topic in the conference was the 56 million in debt that France owned, proposing new taxes, but that wasn´t liked by the commoners who started to plan the Revolution -
Was one of the events that marked the start of the French Revolution in which the commoners deputies considered themselves excluded from the assembly so they went to a court near them and promised each other to never separate until a constitution was written and signed by the king.
The king Louis XVI ordered the nobility and clergy to join them on June 27th in the National Assembly, this was a huge step for the commoners and the French Revolution. -
This event happened becsused it was feared that the king would use force against the National Assembly.
In consequence of the assault and because they were a minory, the governor of Bastille couldn´t do anything but giving up and hand over the power, meaning that the prisioners were freed. -
The August Decrees is a set of documents approved by the National Assembly in August of 1789 that ended feudalism in France and created laws to make the higher classes to pay taxes as well. -
Inspired on the American Revolution and its enlightment ideals.
It proclaimed fundamental basic rights such as liberty property... While also affirming equality again the law and separation of powers.
Was signed by Louis XVI, but it was included in a lot other constitutions in europe and latin america.
It is also included in the fifth republic´s constitution recognized in 1971. -
The royal family was so stressed about the course of the revolutions, especially about the attacks on the catholic church, that they tried to escape and in a desperate attemp to do it, they escaped from the capital, however,they were arrested in Varennes, which was very humilliating for the king and its supporters -
Was the national parliament of France during some time of the revolutionary period (about 1 year), until it was replaced by the National Convention marking the start of the first republic aswell.
It made a comeback during the second republic in 1849 until 1851. -
The National Convention was elected to provide a new constitution and one of their first acts was to proclaim a republic.
Then there was a fight between the Montagnards and the Girondins that was won by the Montagnards who dominated the convention in 1793 when a new constitution (democratic) was approved but was not out into effect.
In July 1794 the convention overthrew Robespierre on the thermidorian reaction. The plaine gained power, the Girondins returned and the Directory replaced this. -
War was declared on Francis I of Austria because they said that Austria were violating treaties and helping the French rebels as well as comploting against France independence.
After failing in finding peace, the assembly declared that France fought just to defend their liberty and soverignity and promised to treat enemies humanily and welcome foreigns that supported freedom. -
Another irrumption on a building, this time the target was Louis XVI official residence in Paris and the location of the Legislative Assembly. Marked by hard violence, this event ended with the constitutional monarchy established in France. -
Even though the Girondins tried to save his life, he was condemned to death 3 days before his execution by 380 votes to 310, and, was finally executed in the ¨Place of the révolution¨ in Paris, just 9 months before his wife met the same end. -
Robespierre was detained at the ¨Hotel de Ville¨ in Paris alongside some of his followers the 27th of July
The next day, him and 21 of his followers were executed at the same place as Louis XVI the year before in the same way, by a guilotine. -
It featured a bilateral legislature caracterized by a five member comitee that owned executive power and tried to stabilize France after the Reign of Terror but still kept an eye on on-going wars in Europe.
The directory faced a lot of important stuff such as internal corruption, economic debts, royalists and radicalists opposition.... all of this led to the directory´s downfall. -
Was the government established after the coup of 18-19 Brumaire.
The new constitution created an executive that consisted of three consuls which meant nothing because in reality, Bonaparte (first consul) had all the real power.
The principles of representation and legislative supremacy were discarded.
The executive branch was given the choice of drafting new laws.
Elections were symbolic because Napoleon was gonna stay there no matter what.
Napoleon abolished this when he´s named emperor in 1804 -
The empire lasted from 1804 until 1814, making a quick return in 1815 with Napoleon escaping Elba.
Napoleon´s empire dominated a large part of Europe through battles (for example: Austerlitz) and alliances with other countries, while retaining reforms from the Revolutionary Era, for example, the Napoleonic Code.
In the end, over-expansion, debts because of wars and european powers alliances ended with the empire. -
Was the first battle of the third coalition and arguably, Napoleon´s greatest win.
It took place in today´s Czech Republic.
The french army being 68000 soldiers defeated a much larger Austrian-Russian empire who were 90000.
In the end, Mikhail Kutuzov obliged Austria to make a peace treaty with France in the Treaty of Pressburg and kept Prussia out of the Anti-French alliance. -
Naval battle which took place in between Cadiz and Gibraltar between the French-Spanish, which were 33 ships led by Admiral Pierre de Villenueve, and the British fleet of 27 ships led by Horatio Nelson whuch won the battle and established a british naval supremacy that lasted for more than 100 years -
This was the largest battle of the Napoleonic wars involving about 200 000 soldiers for the French army that were defeated by a larger army from four different countries (Prussia, Russia, Austria and Sweden) of more than 300 000 men.
It was the biggest battle in history before the world wars happened and was also called the battle of the nations because of all of the different countries involved. -
Napoleon´s last defeat which ended 23 years of usual battles between France and the other main powers of Europe.
Fought during the Hundred Days (period between the escape of Napoleon from Elba and the return of Louis XVIII) in Waterloo between about 72 000 Napoleon´s troops and 68 000 soldiers from different nations (Britain, Dutch, Belgium and Germany), as well as about 45 000 Prussians.
It was won by the allied forces and this ended the Napoleon´s empire