French Revolution Timeline

  • May 15 -   Estates General Meet

    May 15 - Estates General Meet

    A meeting of the Estates-General is called by Louis XVI in Versailles to discuss and approve a new tax plan
  • King louis death

    King louis death

    King Louis XVI is sentenced to the guillotine
  • June 17 The National Assembly

    June 17 The National Assembly

    third Estate proclaims itself "The National Assembly.Ó They pledged the Tennis Court Oath, where they swore not to disband until a new constitutional was establish
  • July  The Great Fear

    July The Great Fear

    Peasant riots out of fear of the King overthrowing the Third Estat
  • Declaration of Rights of Man

    Declaration of Rights of Man

    Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man
  • King Louis Arrested

    King Louis Arrested

    Louis XVI and his family are arrested while trying to flee from Franc
  • The National Convention

    The National Convention

    The First meeting of the National Convention is held
  • the reign of terror

    the reign of terror

    The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervor, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety
  • the end of the reign of terror

    the end of the reign of terror

    The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervor, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety
  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French emperor and military commander who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.