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napoleons child hood
he was born in corsica
went to military school as a kid
joined the army in 1785
was very smart so moved up in ranks very quickly
was very unpopular with other soldiers cause of his size -
king louis 16 getting married
king louis 16 was 15 and marie Antoinette was 14 when they got married.
they got married on April 19, 1770
Her wedding dress was decorated with diamonds and pearls.
their French wedding was held at Versailles in the Chapel Royal -
King louis 16 becoming king
on may 10th 1774 he was placed on the throne
he was 20 when he became king
he didnt really want to be king in the beginning
Louis XVI was weak in character and mentally dull
he didnt fully unerstand how to rule as a king -
Natioal assembly being created
formed assembly because of frances financial crisis
Representatives from 3rd estste created the natioan assembly
term of the national assembly was 5 yrs -
tennis court oath
formed to discuss reforms proposed by Necker
It was an assertion that the sovereignty of the people did not reside with the king
National assembly was a result because they promised to keep meeting untill dec. of the rights of man was done
The oath took place during the 1st days of the french revolution. -
the bastille being attacked
bastile represented royal authority in the centre of paris
The fall was the flashpoint of the french revolution
people of paris attacked bastille to get gunpowder
bastille played an important role in the internal conflict of france.
attack took place in paris -
Creation of the declaration of the rights of man
there are 17 rights
It was the 1st project of the constitution
Ideas of the dec. of the rights of man are, Natural rights,rights to bare arms,and freedom of speech
it is a frence doc. written for mens rights
It was written by commision that included louis saint-just & marie sechelles -
Civil Constitution of Clergy
- Civil Constitution of Clergy put the church under the control of the State *established a national church system with elected clergy *country was divided into eighty-three departments *governed by an elected official and represented by an elected bishop *voting for these positions was for anyone with a certain criteria, such as property ownership
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Royal family trying to escape
Royal family tried to escape to the fortress at Montedy
They were trying to escape because they were under physical violence
forced to move by angry mobs
wanted to escape to make contact with the people
their escape was unsuccessful -
France going to war against Austria & Prussia
Major result was a shift in power among german states
resulted in Italian Arrexation of Australian Province
Austria & Prussia had anticipated this reaction
France had war between german confederation under leadership of Australian empire & kingdom of prussia
They were worried about on going French Revolution. -
King being killed
He was arrested & interned in prison with his family.
He was tried for high treason before national convention & condemed to death
His execution made him the first victom of the reign of terror
He was killed in front of his whole kingdom. -
Reign of terror
it was a period of violence that occured after the onset of the french revolution
gullitene became a symbol of revolutionary cause
catholic church was against the revolustion
French priests were imprisoned & executed
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Constitution of 1795
*constitution was a governmental restructuring consisting of a 5 man directory
*new legislature would consist of two houses
*an upper house, called the Council of Ancients, 250 members
*lower house,called the Council of Five Hundred,500 members
* the convention said that two-thirds of the members of the new legislature had to have already served on the National Convention between 1792 and 1795. -
A Hundred Days
- Napoleon's return from his first exile on the Italian island of Elba *February 26, 1815, he secretly left Elba and returned to Paris *reassembled an army and again tried to defeat the forces of Great Britain and Prussia *Napoleon eventually lost to the armies of the Seventh Coalition at Waterloo on June 15, 1815 *then sent to the island of St. Helena, by the british
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Napoleon Bonaparte becoming the french leader
he was really little i believe he was like 5'2''
he was a french military & political leader
His legal reform Napoleonic code was a major influence on civial law.
remembered mostly for his wars lead agianst france
him coming to power was considered the end of the french revolution -
Invasion of Spain
*France invades Spain, gaining control of nearly the entire kingdom by 1796
* Portugal remains independent at this time
*Already in control of Spain, France invades Lisbon, beginning Peninsula War, which would drain France
*Portuguese then move their government to Brazil
