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Louis XVI accepts the National Assembly
The start of the Constitutional Assembly and the Constitutional Monarchy -
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Constitutional monarchy
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Legislative assembly
The National Assembly made some legal reforms. Feudal rights were abolished, the Declaration of the Rights of the Man was written, the National guard was created… -
The royal family tries to escape
The royal family tried to escape with some servants; but, near to the northern border, they were recognised and taken to Paris. -
France declares preventive war on Austria
Known the events, the common people attacked the Twileries Palace, took the royal family and declared the republic war. -
Girondin Convention
The control was taken by the moderates. There was a new assembly elected by universal male suffrage (National Convention) -
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Social republic
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Jacobin Convention
Under the jacobins control, the government imposed a dictatorship. Freedoms were suspended and those who protested or criticised the government were inprosioned or executed. Because of that this period is also called The Terror. -
Olympe de Gouges is guillotined
During the National Convention, she sided with the Girondins. During the Reign of Terror, she was charged with activism and executed by guillotine. -
Louis XVI is convinted of treason
Because of this he was guillotined -
Marie Antoinette is guillotined
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The final act of the Convention
Robespierre and some other jacobins were executed. -
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The Directory
A new government with more moderate bourgeoisie. It included an elected legislature and a executive branch with 5 directors, one of those was Napoleon Bonaparte. -
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The Consulate
The Directory prove to by ineffective; because of that, it was replaced by a Consulate which was formed by three men. -
Napoleon becomes First Consul
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Napoleon starts his conquest
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Napoleon becomes Emperor of France
Napoleon declared himself Emperor of France with general approval. -
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Napoleonic Empire
Napoleon signed a concordant with the Church and imposed the the Civil Code and the Commercial Code. Also the Bank of France appeared. -
Napoleon is defeated
He was defeated in the battle of Waterloo by British, Prussian and Dutch. He was confined to the island of Santa Helena.