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Estates General
The three Estates (the clergy, nobles and common people) assemble to discuss with King Louis XVI solutions for the financial problems. -
National Assembly
National Assembly is formed: revolutionary assembly formed by the Third Estate (common people). -
Storming of the Bastille
The Third Estate take over the prison called La Bastille: stands as a symbol of the monarchy. This later becomes France's National Day. -
La Nuit du 4 Aout
The National Constituent Assembly announces that all personal servitude and nobility are abolished. -
Women's march to Versailles
Women from the marketplace in Paris rioting over the price of bread: thousands of women marched to the Palace of Versailles with demands to King Louis XVI. -
Escape of the Royal Family
King Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette and their children try to flee Paris to Montmedy to plan a counter-revolution. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI is executed on La Place De La Revolution by the guillotine. -
Execution of Marie-Antoinette
After a two-day trial, Marie-Antoinette is convicted of high treason and executed by the guillotine on La Place De La Revolution. -
Execution of Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre is arrested by the National Convention for the execution of 17,000+ people.
