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Nobility forces King Louis XVI to call the Estates
The King was in trouble. The nobility was not happy with his attempt to tax their estate. Nobility wanted to pass the cost once again on the Third Estate. -
Estate-General meets in Paris.
King Louis XVI calls body into session to approve a new tax on the 3rd Estate. Had not met in 175 years. -
3rd Estate refused to abide by the kings one vote
3rd Estate declares themselves the National Assembly of France -
Tennis Court Oath
3rd Estate held a meeting of their own at the Tennis Court after getting locked out of the meeting. They vowed not to disband until they had written the French Constitution. -
The Storming of the Bastille
Marquis Bernard and several of his guards got killed. 80 vetern soldiers got wounded in the field and 7 people got freed. -
Great Fear Begins
Peasants rose against their Lords, the gathering troops around Paris provoked insurrection and peasants tried to overthrow the Third Estate. Chateaus and feudal docs were destroyed. -
National Assembly abolishes Feudalism with August Decrees
Abolition of the feudal regima and of the tithe got decreed. King refused to sanction the decrres. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
17 articles served as the preamble to the Constitution of 1793 and 1795. People gained liberty, equality, the inviolability of property, and the right to resist oppression. All men were equal before the law. -
Women of Paris March to Versailles for Bread
Women moved Louis XVI to Paris with the help of the National Assembly. They forced the royal family back to Paris where they took up residence at the Taileries. They demanded Bread from the king and quuen. -
Royal Family's Flight from Varennes
The king got stopped at Varennes after trying to flee the country. The king's destination was the fortess town of Montmedy where he hoped to initiate a counter-revolution. -
New Constitution adopted
Papal territory of Avigon got reunited with France. The new constitution was known as constitution monarchy. The king owned 1/3 of the government and Liberal Bourgeoisie controlled it. It's goal was to give liberty to the right people. -
Beginning of Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly marks the beginning of the First Republic which provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the National Constituent Assembly and the National Convention. -
Brunswick Manifesto warns that Royal Family must not be harmed.
Brunswick threatens Paris that if the Royal family is harmed then the French civilians would be harmed. This was meant to intimidate Paris but rather it increased the revolution. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The San-culottes cut off the head of the radical mayor. A mob of men and women stormed the Palace to try to make the king the last monarch France would ever have. King and queen took shelter with the Legislative Assembly. -
French Monarchy is officially abolished
Revolutionary Gov't votes to abolish the monarchy and establish the first Republic. Royal family imprisoned. -
French defeat foreign invaders (Austria and Prussia)
France turns the tide of the war and takes the offensive against the invaders. -
The execution of King Louis XVI in Paris
Second Act execuated the king after being found guilty of treason. King dies at the age of 38. Paris and Russia sing partition treaty which divides Poland. -
Committee of Public Safety Established
National Convention creates committee. Committee forms the de facto execution government of France during the Reign of Terror. Committee turns out to be responsible for thousands of executions. -
Law of Suspects passes-Beginning of the Reign of Terror in France
Law allows for the creation of revoluntionary tribunals to try those who are susoected of treason against the Republic and to punish those convicted with death. -
End of the Reign of Terror - execution of Robespierre
Robespierre gets arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 enemies of the revolution. A vote from the Committee of Public Safety triggers his execution bringing an end to the most Radical phase of the revolution. -
National Convention is dissolved and the creation of the Directorate
A five-man revolutionary government gets created. Napolean Bonaparte earns fame, wealth, and the patronage of the new Directory. He becomes a national hero. -
Napoleon named First Consul
France was in turmoil. Pverty and corruption were widespread. Napolean overthrew the French Directory and replaced it with the French Consulate. -
Coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France
Pope Puis VII crowns Napolean at the Notre Dame Cathedral. he was the first French emperor in a thousand years.
