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Louis XIV dies
The after affect of louis dieing was the begining of a decline of the french monarchy, the figting for control, and a suffering economy was begining to show effects -
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The French Revolution
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Louis XVI came to the throne
(could not find exact date when this happened), King louis was the last king of france, and his actions would contribute the begining of the french revolution -
in debt and suffering with food shoteges
(no specifice date) with the banks refusing to renew loans for the treasury and poor harvests caused bread shorteges all over france -
the estates General is summoned
(no specific date) the king takes a bold step to try and help the crumbling economy -
the french revolution begins
peasents turn agains their land lords, steal food, swore to never pay feudl taxes again -
the king starts to lose control
a mob comes to Versailles and forces the king, queen, and their sone to come back to Paris so they can be guarenteed bread, the monarchys decline begins to happen more rapidly -
the constitution of 1791
this made france a limited monarchy. this showed the people were in control of the king -
france declares war on austria
this was a plan to unite the people of france, and also austria wanted to restore louis to full power -
the king is tried and sentenced to death
the people of paris want to abolish the monarchy, and the radicals planted false evidence that got the king guilty of treason -
the reign of terror begins
this caused all the people of france to listen to what the government said, because of the fear of being executed -
napoleon overthrows the government
napoleons ousting of the prior government, caused him to be dictator of all of france -
war with russia
this war with russia caused was the downfall that would lead to napolean being ousted from power -
napoleon looses the battle
the allied army captured france and napoleon went into exile on the island of elba -
france has an empire
between 1792 and 1815 france was almost always at war, so by the end of that period france had an empire. -
napoleon dies
with his death, the france's rein under a dictatorship was dissolved