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Louis XVI Takes Thrown
Louis XVI, age 19 takes the thrown, a weak leader usually dominated by his wife Marie Antoinette. -
Goverment Bankrupt
Louis government is about to go bankrupt, Poor harvests, National Assembly is formed. -
National Assembly
National Assembly declares itself Constituent Assembly. -
Revolution Begins
People of Paris storm the Bastille, a hated prison that symbolized autocratic rule, Revolution Begins -
Feudalismn
National Assembly decrees abolition of feudalism. -
Decleration
National Assembly adopts the Decleration Of The Rights Of Man And Of The Citizen. Rights of Liberty, Property, Security, and resistance to opression to all men -
Abolition
Abolition of nobility and titles. -
Riots
Food riots across Paris. -
Forced back to Paris
Louis XVI attempts to flee to Varennes but is recognised and forcibly returned to Paris. -
Constitution
King formally accepts Constitution -
Revolution Turn on each other
The Revolution leaders turn on each other, legislative assembly forms radicals, moderates, and conservatives -
Jacobin
Jacobin Insurrection, again thwarted by gestures by the King, but Jacobins continue to defy the Assembly. -
King Battle
Trial of the king begins. -
Louis Head Gone
Louis XVI executed. -
War
France declares war on Britain and Holland -
Executed
Marie-Antoinette tried and executed -
napolean Army
Napoleon assumes command of French army in Italy -
Napolean
Napoleon consecrated as Emperor.
