Timeline

  • Beginning of the Estates General

    Beginning of the Estates General

    The Estates General first met in 1302 and 1303 in relation to King Philip IV's conflict with the papacy.
  • THE EMPIRE

    THE EMPIRE

    The empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

    The Bastille, which represented royal oppression, was attacked by revolutionaries in Paris, signaling the start of the French Revolution.
  • DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND THE CITIZEN

    DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN AND THE CITIZEN

    Established fundamental rights such as liberty, property, and equality before the law.
  • DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN AND THE CITIZEN

    DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF WOMAN AND THE CITIZEN

    It is one of the first historical documents that proposes the emancipation of women in the sense of equal rights or the legal and juridical equality of women in relation to men.
  • EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVITH

    EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVITH

    By a single vote, Louis was sentenced to death and executed by guillotine. For the first time in a millennium, France was no longer ruled by a monarch.
  • The Terror

    The Terror

    A series of massacres and many public executions occurred as a reaction to the revolutionary fervor, growing anticlerical sentiment, and allegations of treason made by the Committee of Public Safety.
  • COUP DÉTAT OF THERMIDOR

    COUP DÉTAT OF THERMIDOR

    Robespierre's overthrow and execution signaled the conclusion of the Reign of Terror.
  • THE DIRECTORY

    THE DIRECTORY

    When it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire and replaced by the Consulate.
  • COUP DÉTAT OF BRUMAIRE

    COUP DÉTAT OF BRUMAIRE

    Napoleon Bonaparte took control by toppling the Directory and setting up the Consulate.
  • THE CONSULATE

    THE CONSULATE

    It was the top-level government of the First French Republic, established after the fall of the Directory in the Coup of Brumaire and lasting until the rise of the French Empire.
  • BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ

    BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ

    was one of the most significant battles of the Napoleonic Wars. It saw French Emperor Napoleon I and his Grande Armée decisively defeat a larger Austro-Russian army.
  • EXILE IN ELBA

    EXILE IN ELBA

    After his defeat, Napoleon was sent into exile on the island of Elba, but he eventually escaped to regain his power.
  • EXILE IN ST. HELENA

    EXILE IN ST. HELENA

    Helena covers the last six years of the deposed emperor's life, starting with his second abdication at the end of the Hundred Days, which concluded with his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
  • BATTLE OF WATERLOO

    BATTLE OF WATERLOO

    Napoleon was ultimately defeated by British and Prussian forces, which resulted in his permanent exile.
  • DEATH OF NAPOLEON

    DEATH OF NAPOLEON

    Napoleon passed away in exile on St. Helena, probably due to stomach cancer, although there are some who believe he may have been poisoned.