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Convocation of the Estates-General
It was the first meeting since 1614 of the three French Estates-General:The Clergy, The Nobles and The Common People. -
Constitution of the National Assembly
The Estates -General formed the National Asembly and they decided to be together until new laws were established in the country. -
Creation of the French Constituent Assembly
A great part of the Clergy and the Nobles get together and there are concentrations of soldier troops in Versailles and Paris. -
Storming the Bastille
People in Paris storm the Bastille, which was a prison, to take the arms.Lafayette is now in charge of the National Guard. The Aristrocracy goes away. -
Abolition of the Feudal Regime
Feudalism is abolished , sweeping away the rights of the Second Estate and the tithes gathered by the First Estate. Nobles and Clergy lost their special privileges -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The Assembly published this declaration which comprised a statement of principles rather than a Constitution with legal effect. From this moment on, personal freedom was legal -
Women's March on Versailles
Women marched on Versailles and obliged the King to sign some important legal documents. The Court and the Assembly moved to Paris. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI is executed and this fact made imposible the understanding between the Fench Revolutioners and the monarchist countries in Europe
