French revolution timeline

By xman95
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    when did the French monarchy start

    The first king calling himself rex Francie ("King of France") was Philip II, in 1190, and officially from 1204. From then, France was continuously ruled by the Capetians and their cadet lines the Valois and Bourbon —until the monarchy was abolished in 1792 during the French Revolution.
  • when king louis xvi born

    when king louis xvi born
    also know as the last king, he was the last king of France, led to the cause of the fall of monarchy, he was a poor leader who was not fit to be king
  • when Marie Antoinette's born

    when Marie Antoinette's born
    Marie Antoinette lived a normal life until she was shipped off to get married at the age of 14 to louis xvi when he was 15
  • national assembly

    the National Assembly which existed from 17 June 1789 to 29 September 1791, was a revolutionary assembly of the Kingdom of France formed by the representatives of the Third Estate (commoners) of the Estates-General. Thereafter (until replaced by the Legislative Assembly on 30 Sept 1791), it was known as the National Constituent Assembly although the shorter form was favored.
  • end of national assembly

  • legislative assembly

    The Legislative Assembly was the legislature of the Kingdom of France from 1 October 1791 to 20 September 1792 during the years of the French Revolution. It provided the focus of political debate and revolutionary law-making between the periods of the National Constituent Assembly and of the National Convention.
  • end of legislative assembly

  • convention

    the National Convention started in August 10th insurrection and the attack on the Tuileries and the suspension of the monarchy. Having voted to suspend the king, the Legislative Assembly found itself without an executive or head of state. For the rest of August, much of Paris was focused on the Revolutionary War, as Prussian and Austrian regiments crossed the border and moved toward the French capital.
  • when king louis xvi died

    when king louis xvi died
    he was executed in public for his crimes against all of France for being a bad king.
  • when Marie Antoinette died

    when Marie Antoinette died
    she was killed 9 months after the louis xvi
  • end of convention

  • directory

    The Directory was the governing five-member committee in the French First Republic from 2 November 1795 until 9 November 1799, when it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire and replaced by the Consulate. It gave its name to the final four years of the French Revolution.
  • end of directory