France Timeline ~

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    French Revolution, and just a little more

  • Start of the French Revolution

    Start of the French Revolution
    Tired of the Monarchy and power abuse, the bourgeoisie starts a rebelion against Louis XVI.
  • Declaration of Man and Citizen Rights

    Declaration of Man and Citizen Rights
    The National Assembly aproves the Declaration of the first human right: “Men are born and live equally when looking at their rights”.
  • Royal escape

    Royal escape
    The king, the queen, and their children run away from Tullerias, but when trying to leave the country, in Varennes, they’re caught by some guards, and are sent back to Paris.
  • France’s betrayal

    France’s betrayal
    The king of France fakes going against the king of Hungary and Bohemia, but secretly goes against Austria. Robespierre and a few deputies stand up against him.
  • Instauration of the Republic

    Instauration of the Republic
    The Convention gets together, declares Monarchy dead, and proclames the Republic. Universal Male Suffrage is born.
  • Assassination of Louis XVI

    Assassination of Louis XVI
    Louis is killed in the Revolution square by guillotine. The Convention used to judge him and his efforts to survive were useless.
  • Jacobin Coup D’etat

    Jacobin Coup D’etat
    The jacobins and the enragees go against the Modern leaders of the Convention.
  • Assassination of the herberists

    Assassination of the herberists
    The Public Health Committee get rid of the most radical sector of the Revolution. Robespierre executes the sentence of Jacques Hebert.
  • Assassination of the dantonists

    Assassination of the dantonists
    The Committee orders the assassination of the left-winged people who wanted the end of the Terror (Danton, Camille…)
  • Thermidor Coup D’etat

    Thermidor Coup D’etat
    An alliance between the jacobin sector and the deputies from the Planicie is born. In a speech, Robespierre and his collaborators are held up, and some of them are send to the guillotine.
  • Divinity celebration

    Divinity celebration
    The Convention pays homage to the high divinities by celebrating a party.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte
    Right when he came back from Egypt, Napoleon Bonaparte takes the lead as the first consul.