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Louis XVI summons the Estates General
Summoning of the Estates General, 1789 4-5 May 1789. The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. -
The “Tennis Court Oath”
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Declaration of the Rights of Man
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National Assembly abolishes the nobility
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Civil Constitution of the French Clergy
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Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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Louis & Marie Antoinette flee; captured at Varennes
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France declares war on Austria
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New Constitution proclaimed
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Robespierre guillotined
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Marie Antoinette executed
