The French Revolution

By Niki Lu
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    Enlightenment

    Enlightenment
    The Enlightenment provided free revolutionary ideas for the revolutions such as the French Revolution that defeated the old French system. Montesquieu’s proposition had an important role in replacing the dynasty system of the old monarchical authority. Montesquieu advocated the new political system of the Republic. A rational-based constitution is needed.

  • Louis XVI boarded the throne

    Louis XVI boarded the throne
    Louis XVI (at the age of 38), the king of the Bourbon dynasty, the grandson of Louis XV, the last king before the restoration of the Bourbon dynasty in France, was the second king to be executed in European history.

  • Direct cause

    Direct cause
    On July 9, it was renamed the Constituent Assembly. At that time, Louis XVI mobilized military enterprises to illustrate the parliamentary assembly, which provoked the armed uprising of the people of Paris, that is, after the capture of the Bastille.

  • Capture the Bastille

    Capture the Bastille
    Due to the three-tier division of the French royal family, the French people were not happy, so the uprising was organized and the last "Bastille" in the hands of the royal army was captured.

  • Enactment of the Declaration of Human Rights

    Enactment of the Declaration of Human Rights
    The Constitutional Convention promulgated the "August Decree", which abolished all old obligations, and then passed the famous "Human Rights Declaration", solemnly proclaiming the principle of "personal freedom and equal rights" to the whole world.

  • The rise and fall of the constitutional monarchy

    The rise and fall of the constitutional monarchy
    On July 11, 1792, the Legislative Assembly declared the motherland in a crisis. The people of Paris, who have no trousers (civilians) as the main body, once again set off the climax of the Republican movement. The Jacobin leaders Roberts Biel, Mara, and Danden led the anti-Monarchy movement. On August 10, they captured the king's residence, Tuileries, detained the king and queen, defeated the Bourbon dynasty, and overthrew the constitutionalism. rule.

  • Gironde rule

    Gironde rule
    After the uprising of the Parisian people on August 10, Gironde sent power. During the Gironde administration, a decree was issued to force the nobility to return the illegally owned public land, to rent or sell the confiscated church land to the peasants, and to severely crack down on the priests and fugitives who refused to take the oath of the Constitution.And executed Louis XVI.

  • Jacobin dictatorship

    Jacobin dictatorship
    The armed rebellion that was overthrown by the overthrown Girondists in many areas was settled.

  • End of the revolution

    End of the revolution
    After Napoleon lost in the Battle of Waterloo, Louis XVIII restored the Bourbon dynasty under the protection of foreign troops, restored some of the king's rights, retained the revolutionary achievements, and established a constitutional monarchy. In July 1830, the people of Paris launched the July Revolution and captured the palace. King Charles X fled to the United Kingdom and established the July dynasty headed by Louis Philippe. The French Revolution was completely over.

  • Hot month party

    Hot month party
    According to the new constitution, the Hot Moon Party dissolved the National Assembly on October 26 and established a new government agency to supervise the government. The end of the horror period.