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Louis XVI Calls the Estates general
A general assembly representing the French estates of the realm was summoned by Louis XVI to propose solutions to France's financial problems. The Assembly was composed of 3 Estates the clergy, nobility and commoners who wanted more taxes and power. The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General.It made the end of feudalism.. -
Tennis Court Oath
The oath itself was a clear challenge to the authority of the king, asserting that political authority derived from the people and their representatives rather than from the monarchy. members of the third estate met at an indoor tennis court, disobeying Louis XVI's order to disband. They took an oath to not disband until a new French constitution had been adopted -
Writing of the Declaration of the Rights of Men
Inspired by Enlightenment philosophers, the Declaration was a core statement of the values of the French Revolution and had a significant impact on the development of popular conceptions of individual liberty and democracy in Europe and worldwide -
parisians storming the bastille
Hundreds of Parisians stormed the Bastille, a state prison, seizing 250 barrels of gunpowder and freeing its prisoners. The storming of the Bastille was a pivotal moment in the French Revolution, the violent result of a multitude of social, economic, and political crises. -
March on Versailles
Is a riot that took place during the first stage of the French Revolution.They complained over the high price and scant availability of bread, marching from Paris to Versailles. one of the most significant events of the French Revolution, eventually forcing the royals to return to Paris.Their successful storming of the palace proved that the monarchy is subject to the will of the people. -
Establishments of the New French constitution
French constitution created by the National Assembly during the French Revolution. It retained the monarchy, but sovereignty effectively resided in the Legislative Assembly, which was elected by a system of indirect voting. -
Execution of The king and Queen
the king summoned a meeting of the Estates General at the palace. Later that year, ceding to popular pressure, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette left Versailles for Paris. Both died by the guillotine -
Reign of Terror
was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place in response to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason by the Committee of Public Safety. -
Napolean builds an Empire
After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire. -
Napoleon Invade Russia
The result was a disaster for the French. The Russian army refused to engage with Napoleon's Grande Armée of more than 500,000 European troops.Napoleon marched his armies into Russian territories only to be met with fierce, unexpected retreats and repeated counterattacks by the Russian Imperial Army that led to a decisive Russian victory. -
The Congress of Vienna MEets
The Congress of Vienna was a meeting of European nations that set out a strategy to maintain peace and stability throughout the continent. It gathered in 1814 following the first defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France and namesake of the Napoleonic Wars. -
6th Coalition Occupies Paris
The War of the First Coalition was a war fought between France and much of the rest of Europe, including the Dutch Republic, Britain, the Holy Roman Empire (controlled by Austria), the Papacy, Portugal, Prussia, Spain, and various other minor countries. It lasted from 1792 to 1797. -
King Louis XVlll Begins His Reign
He became king with the Bourbon Restoration of the monarchy after the overthrow of Napoleon I. He ruled a constitutional monarchy, meaning he was not the main leader of his government. However, unlike some constitutional monarchs, he did have some influence in politics. -
Napoleon Defeated at Waterloo
Britain's role in the Continental Blockade was the main reason for why Napoleon fell from power, offsetting consequences which include Napoleon's failed Spanish and Russian campaigns. The Continental Blockade was an attempt made by Napoleon in order to suffocate the British economy.