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Declaration of the rights of man and the citizen
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Monarchical Stage
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National Assembly
It was formed only by the third state although members of the first and second states were invited to participate.
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Storming of the Bastille
On July 14 the French people attacked the Bastille, a medieval prison and symbol of the absolutism. Fragment of the storming of the Bastille:
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Constituent Assembly
The "national assembly" was renamed "constituent national assembly".
They wanted to end absolutism and as an act of rebellion attacked the fortress of Bastille, a symbol of absolutism and the main point of support of Louis XVI. After four hours of combat the rebels got to take the prison. -
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Legislative Assembly
It was formed in October 1791, and now France had a constitutional monarchy. However, this assembly would last less than a year.
This assembly had both internal and external oppositions:
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1st constitution
The division of powers is achieved (executive, king, legislative, assembly, judicial, judges) but only people with certain positions could vote (census suffrage) -
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Republican stage
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Girondina Convention
The "Girondins" controlled the assembly. Immediately they abolished the monarchy and established a republic.
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New constitution
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Jacobina Convention
The radical revolutionaries (Jacobins) supported by the sans-culottes took power in June 1793. They were led by Robespierre who established a dictatorship.
It was a time of terror where around 50 thousand people died in the guillotine.
There was a crisis due to the rise in prices of products of 1st necessity and they created a new calendar.
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Death of Louis XVI
The people judge and condemn King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette for treason and are executed in the guillotine -
End of the dictatorship of Robespierre and the sans-culottes
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Execution of Robespierre and his followers
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Directory
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New constitution or Constitution of year III
In which the census suffrage and the separation of powers are collected, the Assembly (formed by the council of 500 and the council of elders) held the legislative power and the Directory (formed by 5 members called directors) supported the executive power. -
Broumaire coup
Napoleon self-proclaimed 1st Consul and becomes the Emperor of France Who was Napoleon Bonaparte:
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Imperial stage
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War against Trafalgar
Napoleon loses and decides to establish a commercial continental blockade between the United Kingdom and Europe. It also tries to invade Portugal through Spain (and at the same time invading it) since it was the main ally of the United Kingdom. -
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Napoleon's fall from power
It was losing several battles with which, it was losing power. -
End of Napoleon
In 1815 they were exiled to an island near Italy called Elba. He managed to return to power for 100 days but was defeated in Waterloo. They returned to banish him to another island called Santa Helena where he finally died
