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Birth of King Louis XVI
He was the son of Louis XV of France. His mother was Marie Joseph of Saxony. Louis was born in Versailles, France. He died on January 21, 1793. He was executed by guillotine. -
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The French Revolution
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Birth of Marie Antoinette
She was born in Austria. She was one of fifteen children. She became Queen of France. The French didn't trust her becasue she was Austrian. She was guilty of treason and executed by guillotine. -
The childhood of King Louis
There were seven children in total. He was the third son in the family. He was a good student in grammar school. He enjoyed hunting with his grandfather. He also enjoyed rough-play with his brothers. -
King Louis became Dauphin
KIng Louis was a shy but strong and healthy eleven-year-old boy. He studied latin, history, geography, and astronomy. He also spoke in Italian and English. His education didn't prepare him for King at the young age of twenty. He became King after his father died from tuberculosis and his grandfather died in 1774. -
King Louis XVI marries
King Louis married fourteen-year-old Marie Antoinette. The French didn't like the marriage because they saw her as an unwelcome foreigner. She was Austrian. They had four children. -
The French had three estates
The first estate was the entire clergy. In 1789, they were about .5% of the population. The second estate was the nobility, royality, and monarchs. They were 1.5% of the population. The third estate is all those not included in the first two estates. They were 98% of the population in France. -
The Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath is a meeting for third estate, whom got locked out of the courthouse. They went and met at a nearby tennis court. They vowed to meet there everyday until the Constitution was signed by the King. It forced the clergy and nobility to join the third estate. -
The Bastillle Attack
In the Bastille Attack thousands of Parisians stormed the Bastille. The Bastille held all of France's gunpowder and was imp[ortant to France. There were thirty-thousands soldiers that guarded Paris, France. The Parisians destroyed the Bastille and captured the gunpowder. The storming of the Bastille signified that the people were serious about change. -
Creation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man
This defined the natural rights of man. It didn't address women or slavery however. It became a main part of the Revolution. It was approved by the National Assembly in France. All three estates were to be treated equally under this declaration. -
The Bread March
The Bread began when 20,000 women protested the high price of bread. They also wanted the King to sign the DOTROM. They marched 12 miles to Paris and waited outside. Then they killed the guards. Then they kidnapped the King and Queen and took them back to Paris as prisoners. -
Royality tries to escape
The King and Queen want to leave Paris for good. They tried to go to Montmedy, France, but only made it to Varennes. It caused anger towards royality. The King was charged with treason. He was killed by guillotine. -
France goes to war
Austrian and Prussian leaders threaten the French if the King was harmed. The French weren't scared by this. The French instead declared war on Austria. In July, Prussia attacked the French. Prussia retreated and France took over Austria. -
National Assembly was created
The King lost power and was no longe an absolute monarchy. King called meeting of the first, second, and third estates. The first and second estates came wearing their finest clothes. The second estate had to wear plain black clothes. The third estate then declared itself the National Assembly. -
King Louis XVI is killed
King Louis XVI was arrested during the French Revolution. He was tried by the National Convention. He was found, and charged with high treason. He was executed by the gullotine. He was the only King of France to be executed. -
The Reign of Terror
In a year, 40,000 people died because they were against the Revolution. Marie Antoinette was the first to die. They encouraged to knit while trials were in place. The DOTRON didn't matter. The leader Robes Pierre was the last to be killed by gullotine. -
Napoleon Bonapart
He was a military leader during the French Revolution. He gained power over most of Europe. These wars were called the Napoleontic Wars. The French Senate claimed him as Emperor. He was leader for almost ten years.
