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Louis XVI
Louis XVI convokes État-général on suggestion of former finance minister Jacques Necker, to hear grievances. -
King
King rejects Resolutions of the tiers etat. -
National Assembly
National Assembly declares itself Constituent Assembly. -
Bastille
Armed citizens storm and capture the Bastille. -
National Assembly
National Assembly decrees Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen -
King
King returns to Paris. -
Louis XVI
Louis XVI attempts to flee to Varennes but is recognised and forcibly returned to Paris.
