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Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
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Monarchy is Abolished
The Monarchy is officially abolished and dissolved. -
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France is at war with Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, Spain, Sardinia, Holland
The King's brother–in–law Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, Frederick William II of Prussia, and the King's brother Charles-Philippe, comte d'Artois, issued the Declaration of Pillnitz, which proclaimed the cause of Louis XVI as their own, demanded his absolute liberty and hinted at an invasion of France on his behalf if the revolutionary authorities refused its conditions. Although Leopold himself sought to avoid war and made the declaration to satisfy the Comte d'Artois and the other émigrés, -
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Cult of Reason Established
The French government de-Christianized France and pushed the Cult of Reason. Its goal was the perfection of mankind through the attainment of Truth and Liberty, and its guiding principle to this goal was the exercise of the human faculty of Reason. It encouraged acts of congregational worship and devotional displays to the ideal of Reason. -
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Napoleon Bonaparte given command of French Army
Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi, Arcole, Rivoli, and returns to Paris a hero. -
French Consulate is established
The Consulate was the government of France from the fall of the Directory in the coup of Brumaire in 1799 until the start of the Napoleonic Empire in 1804. -
Napoleon named Consul for Life
The French Consulate, modeled after the Roman Republic breaks powers into three branches, the Council of State, Tribunate, and Consulate. Napoleon is declared consul for life and revises government to give himself more power. -
Napoleon crowned Emperor
After Senate proclaims Napoleon Emperor, he crowns himself in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
