French Revolution

  • Louis XVI calls Estatos General

  • 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.