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Meeting of the Estates General
The Estates General of 1789 was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. Summoned by King Louis XVI, it was brought to an end when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, inviting the other two to join, against the wishes of the King. -
storming the bastille.
a state prison on the east side of paris, known as the bastille, was attacked by an angry aggressive mob. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen is published
the declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen, set by france's national constituent assembly in 1789, is a human civil rights document from the french revolution. -
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Women’s March on Versailles
the women's march also known as the october march, october days or simply the march on versailles, was one of the earliest and significant events of the french revolution. -
France Declares War on Austria
revolutionaries wanted war because they thought war would unify the country, and had a genuine desire to spread the ideas of the revolution to all of europe. -
The Execution of King Louis
The execution of Louis XVI, by means of the guillotine, a major event of the French Revolution, took place on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution in Paris. The National Convention had convicted the king in a near-unanimous vote and condemned him to death by a simple majority. -
Execution of Robespierre
maximilien robespierre, the architect of the french revolution's Reign of terror. is overthrown and arrested by national convection. -
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reign of terror
this was a period of remorseless repression or bloodshed. -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
marie-antoinette is beheaded . nine months after the execution of her husband, the former King louis XVI of france marie antoinette follows him to the guillotine in 1792, the french monarchy was abolished, and louis and marie-antoinette were commended for treason. -
Napoleon’s Coup d'etat (also called “Coup of 18 Brumaire”)
a five-member committee that governed France from November 1795, when it replaced the committee of public safety, until it was overthrown by napoleon bonaparte in the coupe of 18 brumaire and replace by the consulate.
