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Assembly of Notables and Peasants
The First assembly of Notables and peasants was on 22 February 1787.
The return of Necker, was a transfer of powers on 8 may 1788. -
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
The clergy and the nobility had to renounce their privileges in the session held on the night of
The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen was constituted on August 26, 1789. -
Estates general
In 1789, King Louis XVI calls a meeting for the representatives of the 3 states, this meeting knowns as estates- general.
Opening of the Convention, on 5 May 1789 was the inaugural session of the Estates-General. -
Royal Family arrested
The royal family was arrested while trying to flee France in a carriage that went to Varennes on June 21. -
Storming of the Bastille
On July 14, 1789, the people of Paris assaulted the old fortress of the Bastille, used as a prison and considered a symbol of royal despotism. -
First Constitution
The first draft of the Constitution was approved on July 14, 1789. -
Versalles march
On October 5 and 6, the Parisian population, especially its women, marched towards Versailles and besieged the royal palace. -
Constitution of the clergy
Civil Constitution of the clergy was the July 12, 1790. -
The Legislative Assembly first met
The Legislative Assembly first met on 1 October 1791. It consisted of 745 members, mostly from the middle class. -
The Legislative Assembly first met
The Legislative Assembly first met on 1 October 1791. It consisted of 745 members, mostly from the middle class. -
Declaration of Pillnitz
The 27 August 1791 Declaration of Pillnitz already threatened France with attack by its neighbors. -
Legislation declaring the émigrés guilty of conspiracy
Legislation declaring the émigrés guilty of conspiracy and prosecuted as such was passed on 8 November 1791, but vetoed by Louis -
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Legislative assembly
Was the legislature of France from 1 October 1791 to 20 September 1792 during the years of the French Revolution. -
first of the French Revolutionary Wars
April 1792 to the first of the French Revolutionary Wars. -
Coup d'etat
1794: coup d’etats: execution of Robespierre -
First White Terror
First White Terror: reprisals against the leaders and supporters of the previous period -
Constitution of 1795
Constitution of 1795, establishing a new form of goverment called the Directory. it faced several domestic problems: severe finnacial issues, un unestable food suply and a political crisis. -
Directory end
The 9th of November 1799, a coup d´eat brings an end to the directory. Three of her leaders are Napoleon, Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès and Pierre-Roger Ducos, govern consulate. -
The Treaty of Lunéville
The Treaty of Lunéville, signed in February 1801 with Austria. -
the peace agreement
On 25 March 1802 the peace agreement was signed with England (Peace Treaty of Amiens). -
First Consul for Life
On 2 August 1802, a second national referendum was held, this time to confirm Napoleon as "First Consul for Life.
