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King Louis XV begins his reign
King louis XV begins his reign -
Louis-Auguste (Future King Louis XVI) i born
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Marie Antoniette is Born
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The Seven Years War Begins
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The Seven Years War Ends
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Napoleon is Born
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Marie Antoniette marries Louis-Auguste
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Louis-Auguste becomes King Louis XVI
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American Revolutionary War Begins
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Jacques Necker's Royal Budget
Necker releases the Royal Budget to the public, informing the French people that the French monarchy is bankrupt -
American Revolutionary war ends
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King Louis calls together The Estates General
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Estates General Meets
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The National Assembly is declared
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The Tennis Court Oath
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The Great Fear
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The Storming Of Bastille
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king Louis XVI enters Paris and kisses revolutionary flag
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Abolition of Feudalism
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The National Assemlby Adopted the deckaration of the rights of man
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Nationalization of Church Lands
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Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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Royal family tries to Escape France
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New Constitution is swoirn in
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Legislative Assembly meets for the first time
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The Reign of Terror
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France declares war on Austria
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Paris Commune established
An angry mob stormed into Paris and overthrew the municipal government -
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September Massacres
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National Convention meets for the first time
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King Louis XVI is executed
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Committee of Public Safety meets
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The Seige of Toulon (Napoleon)
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Marie Antoniette is executed
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Napoleon is put into jail
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Napoleon is freed from jail, to protect the National Convention
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The Directory takes over the French government
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Napoleon marries Josephine
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Napoleon goes to Egypt
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Napoleon stages a coup d'etat and takes control of the French government
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Napoleon establishes the Bank of France
this finally balances France's budget by 1801 -
Napoleon unifies France's civil laws
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Napoleon crowns himself Emperor
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Napoleon opens the University of France
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Napoleon divorces Josephine
Napoleon became obsessed with having a male heir and Josephine could no longer bear children -
Napoleon has a son, who is also named Napoleon
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Napoleon invades Russia
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Congress of Vienna
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Napoleon abdicates the throne and is replaced by King Louis the 18th
is also exhiled to Elba -
Napoleon returns to France
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Napoleon becomes ruler of France (again)
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The Battle of Waterloo
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Napoleon abdicates the throne again, is banished to St. Helena
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Napoleon dies