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Enlightenment starts
The enlightenment started in 1658, when everyone starts using reason and logic to understand the world -
Birth of Napoleon
Napoleon was born in August 15 1769 -
Marie Antoinette
She was the last queen of France before the French revolution -
Napoleon Moved to France
Napoleon Bonaparte moved to France in June of 1779 -
Napoleon start schooling same year he moved to France
Napoleon Moved to France and started school at a school in Autun France. -
Voltaires writing of Rights of man
The rights of man was a writing on Religious tolerance, Freedom of speech, and individual rights. -
Convening of the estates general
The initial spark of the revolution, where representatives from the three social classes (clergy, nobility, and commoners) gathered to address France's financial crisis, leading to the formation of the National Assembly by the Third Estate (commoners). -
French revolution starts
The French revolution started in November 9th 1799, King Louie XVI needed money but failed to raise the taxes -
Tennis court oath
the Tennis court oath was a dramatic act of defiance -
The Bastille was stormed
The Bastille was a state prison seizing 250 barrels of gun powder until the Parisians stormed the Bastille -
Rise of the political Clubs
A Jacobin was a member of the Jacobin Club, a revolutionary political movement that was the most famous political club during the French Revolution (1789–1799). The club got its name from meeting at the Dominican rue Saint-Honoré Monastery of the Jacobins. -
The meeting of the estates
The 3 estates met up and had an assembly to Address Frances Financial problems -
The National assembly
Dissolution of the National Assembly. The long-awaited constitution finally came into effect on September 30, 1791. -
French Republic was established
These guys followed the abolishment of the Anarchy -
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Reign of Terror
The reign of terror was a period in the French revolution that was very violent -
Execution of the King Louie XVI
The execution of King Louis XVI by guillotine marked the end of the monarchy and a significant shift in power dynamics. -
The Execution of Maximilien Robespierre
Maximilien Robespierre, one of the principal figures in the French Revolution, was executed on July 28, 1794. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
At this time he was a French general who rose to prominence during the wars -
Becoming First Consul
Napoleon seized power as the First Consul of France, marking the start of his consolidation of authority. -
Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power
Napoleon overthrew the goverernment in 1799 -
Napoleonic codes
A set of legal reforms that standardized French law and eliminated feudalism -
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
A decisive victory against Prussia.