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January 24, 1789 Louis XVI Summons the Estate General
The Estate General is made up of the three estates. They are the first Estate being Clergy, second Nobility, and the third estate witch is everyone else. They made the Estate General because the political and financial situation in France had grown rather down. Witch forced King Louis XVI summon the Estate General. -
July 14, 1789 Third Estate stormed the Bastille
The Third Estate stormed the Bastille because they were getting mad at the king and queen so they the stormed the Bastille. They stormed the bastille for the weapons the king stored in there. Then they made the french version of the Bill Of Rights, witch was called the The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. -
May 19, 1790 National assembly abolished the nobility
The National Constituent Assembly , acting on the night of 4 August 1789, announced , "The national assembly abolished the feudal system entirely." This took away from the Second estate and the tithes gathered by the first estate. -
November 27, 1790 Clergy instructed to swear allegiance to France
The National Constituent Assembly ordered the clergy to take an oath declaring their support of the nation's constitution. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was a try to reform and regulate the Catholic church in France. -
June 20-21, 1791 Louis and Marie Antoinette Flee; Captured at Varennes
Louis and Marie the flee because the Third Estate was taking over. Another reason was Louis thought that they would realize later that they needed a king and come back later. But that did not happen because they did not want a king. The third estate killed the king and arrested the queen. -
1791 September 14, King Louis XVI formally signs the new constitution.
The constitution was made by National Assembly. It retained the monarchy, but sovereignty effectively resided in the Legislative Assembly, which was elected by a system of indirect voting. -
August 27, 1791 Declaration of Pillnitz: Austria and Prussia express support for Louis
Declaration of Pillnitz, joined the declaration issued on August 27, 1791, by Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and King Frederick William II of Prussia, pushing European powers to unite to restore the monarchy in France. The Declaration of Pillnitz failed and went down in history as a misjudgement
