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Louis XVI
oThe political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis xvi to summon the eastates general -
Louis XVI calls for the national assembly
This assembly was composed of three estates -
Representatives from the three estates meet at Versailles
Noble representatives of the third estate were among the most passionate revolutionaries in attendance including jean Joseph -
The people of Paris storm the Bastille
a state prison on the east side of Paris known as the Bastille -
Louis XVI has the third estate locked out
Because they were demanding more power in the government because they made up 97% of the population -
Third Estate takes the tennis court oath
The members of the French third estate took the tennis court oath -
The woman of Paris arrest Louis XVI
The kings attempted flight provoked charges of treason that ultimately led to his execution in 1793