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1789-1794
The French Revolution was a revolution from the period 1787 and ended in 1799. The revolution had major social outcomes that. It sought to reshape the relationship between the rulers and the ones they governed and to change the nature of political power -
Louis XVI summons the Estates General
This was composed of three groups; the clergy, nobility and commoners who had the power to decide on the levying of taxes and to reform the country. -
The Declaration of Mans Rights
The declaration of mans rights was accepted by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a necessary document of the French Revolution that handed civil rights such as freedom of religion and freedom of speech to some commoners, although it only to tiny substra of people -
National Assembly abolishes the nobility
The National Assembly decrees that hereditary nobility is forever abolished. Titles that preserved prestige like prince and duke were abandoned -
Clergy instructed to swear allegiance to France
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was an attempt to reform and coordinate the Catholic church in France. It was legalized by the National Constituent Assembly on July 12th 1790. It also used bishops and then all clergy to swear an oath of loyalty to the state, to be taken in January 1791. -
New Constitution ratified
New Constitution was ratified with the support of king Louis XVI. This was France's first attempt of writing a national constitution. The Constitution of 1791 was drafted by the National Constituent Assembly and passed in September 1791. It was France's first attempt at a written national constitution. 2. -
Pope Pius VI condemns the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was an attempt to reform and regulate the Catholic church in France. It was passed by the National Constituent Assembly on July 12th 1790. In April 1791 Pope Pius VI issued an encyclical condemning the Civil Constitution and threatening to suspend all clergy who took the oath -
France declares war on Austria
On April 20, 1792, the Legislative Assembly of france declared war on Austria. Although the French fought poorly at first, the armies gained more success as the war progressed. -
French Republic proclaimed
The first republic was established in france. -
Louis XVI executed
Louis XVI was executed by guillotine, a major event of the French Revolution, took place publicly on 21 January 1793 at the Place de la Révolution -
Marie Antoinette executed
Marie-Antoinette was guillotined in 1793 after the Revolutionary Tribunal found her guilty of committing crimes against the state. -
Robespierre guillotined
As the leading member of the Committee of Public Safety from 1793, Robespierre encouraged the execution, mostly by guillotine, of more than 17,000 enemies of the Revolution. The day after his arrest, Robespierre and 21 of his followers were guillotined before a cheering mob in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -