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King Louis XVI and Marie Atoinette get married
On April 19, 1770 King Louis and Marie Antoinette got married. They were married by proxy in the Augustine Church in Vienna. Two days later, Marie Anntoinette left for France, and crossed the border on May 7, 1770. -
Crowning of King Louis XVI
On May 10, 1774 King Louis XVI was crowned King of France. He succeeded his grandfather King Louis XV. -
Laki Eruption
This eruption in Iceland greatly effected France during the revolution. After the eruption and the cold climate from the "Little Ice Age", France was troubled with more widespread famine and malnutrition. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty was singned to end the American Revolutionary War. This war was connected to the Frence Revolution, because the French helped the new country of America deafeat Britain. It was singed by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and David Hartley. -
National Assembly's First Meeting
The Third Assembly made up 96% of the population of France. Since they thought there was unfair representaition of voting when the King brought all three estates to vote, and the third estate had just as much as representation as the first three, they made up their own voting legislation. They created the national Assembly on June 17 of 1789. -
Tennis Court Oath
The National Assembly planned on meeting in the castle of Versaille, but the King locked the doors so they couldn't gain entry. Instead they met in what we know now as a tennis court outside of Versaille. When they met they estabished the Tennis Court Oath, which stated that they would continue meeting everyday until they created the "Declaration of the Rights of Man". -
Storming of the Bastille
The people of Paris were angered. They had muskets, but no gunpowder. In order to obtain the gunpowder, they stormed the Bastille, and stole the d left victorious. They tore the building apart, and left victorious with the gunpowder. This event started the French Revolution. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
This document was created by the National Assembly, and stood for their voice, and their rights. This document laid down the fundamental rights of the people of France during the French Revolution, The ideas of the document came from the Enlightenment thinkers. -
Bread March
After a long time of having hardly any food, because the King and Queen ate it all, the people got angry. Thousands of Parisan women marched to Versailles. These women carried brooms, muskets, pitchforks, and anything else they could find. -
The Royal Family Tries to Escape
After the beginning of the French Revolution, the royal family was captured, and forced to live ion a prison cell in Paris. After they were captured, the government of France changed into a Constitutional Monarchy. The King and Queen were miserable, and made plans to cross the border into Austria, where they would be sheltered by Marie Antoinette's family. Not too long before the family crossed into Austria, they were captured by the Rebels. -
Austria and Prussia Invade France
After seeing Austria's royal blood being imprisioned, the two allied countries of Austria and Prussia invade France, declaring war. Prussia and Austria were at war with France for several years, but after some time, France conquered the two countries. -
The Execution of King Louis XVI
After being caught trying to flee France, King Louis XVI was scheduled for the guillotine. Marie Antoinette was spared, because they didn't typically kill women. Once he was put on the guillotine, King Louis XVI tried to make a speech, but his voice was drowned out by cries and screams of rebellious citizens of Paris. -
Reign of Terror
This period of time in the French Revolution was a time of severe violence. This time period was marked by a large number of executions and deaths. This period of the French Revolution ended on July 28, 1794. -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
Months after Marie Antoinette's husband was executed, she followed the same fate. She was tried for treason after sending letters to her family in Austria, giving them details of the French army's strategy. She was sent to the guillotine and thrown in an unmarked grave. -
Execution of Maximilien Robespierre
The end of the French Revolution was marked by the murder of Maximilien Robespierre. Robespierre was a well known rebel, who is thought to have started the French Revolution. Some people thought the only way to end something horrible, was to dispose of the cause. Robespierre was murdered by the guillotine, and his death was one of the last well-known events of the French Revolution before Napoleon came to power. -
Napoleon Bonaparte Comes to Power
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica, and ended up being a highly successful military leader. He wasn't very popular in his schooling, but once he became the Emperor of France, he was quite popular. One thing that made him such a loved ruler was Napoleonic Code. Napoleonic Code was when Napoleon made all of the Enlightenment ideas into law, He was thrown out of power on April 11, 1814.
