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Louis XVI calls Estatos General
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Tennis Court Oath
A pledge taken by the Third Estate deputies in a tennis court. -
Storming of Bastille
A crowd of Parisians stormed the Bastille a medieval fortress and prison -
Declaration of The Rights of Man & the Citzen
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen set by France's National Constituent Assembly. -
Louis XVI brought to Paris
the French royal family including Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were forced to return to Paris and reside in the Tuileries Palace -
Execution of Louis XVI
King Louis XVI, the last king of France, was publicly executed by guillotine. -
Committee of Public Safety created
Closely associated with the leadership of Danton, it was initially known as the Danton Committee. -
Fall of Girondins
the Girondin faction, initially dominant in the National Convention, was overthrown by the Mountain -
Death of Marat
Jean-Paul Marat, a prominent figure in the French Revolution, was assassinated by Charlotte Corday -
Reign of Terror Begins
also known as The Terror, was a period of violence during the French Revolution incited by conflict between two rival political factions -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was executed by guillotine, due to treason. -
Execution of Dantonists
prominent Dantonists, including Georges Danton and Camille Desmoulins, were executed by guillotine -
Robiespierre executed
a key figure in the French Revolution, was arrested and executed by guillotine the following day. -
Thermidorian Reaction
refers to the period following the overthrow and execution of Maximilien Robespierre and his allies -
Constitution of the Year III
established the French Directory, a five-member executive body, and a bicameral legislature, the Council of Five Hundred and the Council of Ancients -
Napoleon saves the Directory
Napoleon Bonaparte's role in suppressing a royalist uprising -
Fall of the Directory
the Coup of 18 Brumaire, a coup d'état in 1799 that overthrew the French Directory -
Napoleon becomes First Consul
Napoleon became the First Consul of France -
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code, also known as the Civil Code of 1804, was officially enacted on March 21, 1804. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a symbolic act that marked the birth of the First French Empire. -
Napoleon invades Russia
Napoleon's invasion of Russia began on the 24th of June in 1812, and he had made considerable progress by autumn. -
Napoleon defeated in Russia
Napoleon stormed Russia and got defeated when French retreated. -
Napoleon exiled to Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to Elba -
Napoleon escapes Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte, exiled to the island of Elba, escaped and returned to France -
Monarchy Restored
The kingdom was restored.