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Formant opening of the Estates General
It marked the start of the French Revolution, also it was the last grand ceremony of the Ancien Régime was held in Versailles, where arrived 1.200 diputates from all over France. -
Tennis Court Oath
The men of the Nacional Assembly swore an oath never to stop meeting until a constitution had been established. -
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Nacional Consituent Assembly
The National Constituent Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale constituante) was a constituent assembly in the Kingdom of France formed from the National Assembly on 9 July 1789 during the first stages of the French Revolution. It dissolved on 30 September 1791 and was succeeded by the Legislative Assembly. -
Storming of the Bastille
Bastille which was east side of Paris prision was attacked by an agresivemob. -
The August Decrees
There were 18 decrees or articles adopted concerning the abolition of feudalism, other privileges of the nobility, and seigneurial rights. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
In its preamble and its 17 articles, it sets out the “natural and inalienable” rights, which are freedom, ownership, security, resistance to oppression; it recognizes equality before the law and the justice system, and affirms the principle of separation of powers. -
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Legislative Assembly
It comprises the National Assembly and the Senate. The deputies to the National Assembly, whose number cannot exceed 577, are elected by direct suffrage. The Senate, whose number of members cannot exceed 348, is elected by indirect suffrage. -
The Flight to Varennes
Queen Marie Antoinette, and their immediate family unsuccessfully attempted to escape from Paris. -
The Assembly declares war on Austria
In April 1792, France's Legislative Assembly instigated a revolutionary war with neighbouring Austria. Some claimed this was necessary to 'save the revolution' from external threats; others wanted a war to threaten Europe's other absolutist monarchies. -
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
The Storming of the Tuileries is significant for two main reasons: first, it effectively ended the French monarchy and allowed for the establishment of the French Republic. Secondly, it put revolutionary power into the hands of the sans-culottes, the lower classes, and helped make insurrection and bloodshed a legitimate political tool during the French Revolution. -
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Nacional Convention
The National Convention was elected to provide a new constitution for the country after the overthrow of the monarchy (August 10, 1792). The Convention numbered 749 deputies, including businessmen, tradesmen, and many professional men. -
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1st French Republic
In the history of France, the First Republic, officially the French Republic, was founded on 21 September 1792 during the French Revolution. The First Republic lasted until the declaration of the First Empire on 18 May 1804 under Napoleon, although the form of the government changed several times. -
Execution os Louis XVI
Louis XVIvs execution was important as it challenged the divine right of kings. The chaos in France led to the reign of terror and mob justice. His execution led to a European-wide war that saw the rise and fall of Napoleon. -
Execution of Robespierre
Robespierre and a number of his followers were arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. The next day Robespierre and 21 of his followers were taken to the Place de la Révolution (now the Place de la Concorde), where they were executed by guillotine before a cheering crowd. -
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Directory
French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the Year III, which lasted four years, from November 1795 to November 1799. It included a bicameral legislature known as the Corps Législatif. -
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The Napoleonic Era
Napoleon's conquests cemented the spread of French revolutionary legislation to much of western Europe. The powers of the Roman Catholic church, guilds, and manorial aristocracy came under the gun. The old regime was dead in Belgium, western Germany, and northern Italy. -
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The Consulate
Consular officials are responsible for protecting the interests of French nationals abroad, be they permanent residents or temporary visitors. -
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The Empire
n 1804, the Constitution of the Year XII established the First French Empire with Napoleon Bonaparte — previously First Consul for Life, with wide-ranging powers — as Napoleon I, Emperor of the French. That ended the period of the French Consulate and of the French First Republic. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was important because it established British naval supremacy for more than 100 years. The battle also shattered Napoleon's plans to invade England. -
Battle of Austeriltz
The decisive victory of Napoleon's Grande Armée at Austerlitz brought the War of the Third Coalition to a rapid end, with the Treaty of Pressburg signed by the Austrians later in the month. The battle is often cited as a tactical masterpiece, in the same league as other historic engagements like Cannae or Gaugamela. -
Battle of Leipzig
The battle marked the climax of the campaigns in Germany that began in the wake of Napoleon's disaster in Russia in 1812. Early in 1813, Russian forces, soon joined by the revitalized Prussian army, pursued the defeated French into central Germany. -
Battle of Waterloo
Waterloo ended the wars that had convulsed Europe since the French Revolution (1789-99). It also ended France's attempts, whether under Louis XIV or Napoleon, to dominate the continent. Waterloo inaugurated a general European peace that, apart from the brief interruption of the Crimean War (1854-56), lasted until 1914.