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  • Marriage of the Duke of Burgundy to Marie-Adélaïde,

    Marriage of the Duke of Burgundy to Marie-Adélaïde,

  • The Duke of Anjou, King of Spain

    The Duke of Anjou, King of Spain

  • Birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

    Birth of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

  • Establishing France as a dominant European power

    Establishing France as a dominant European power

  • René Descartes publishes "Discourse on Method,"

    René Descartes publishes "Discourse on Method,"

    René Descartes publishes "Discourse on Method," laying the foundation for rationalism with "Cogito ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am).
  • Voltaire publishes "Candide"

    Voltaire publishes "Candide"

  • Louis XVI born

    Louis XVI born

    whenLouis XVI was born
  • Rousseau publishes "The Social Contract"

    Rousseau publishes "The Social Contract"

    the social contract
  • Napoleon was born

    Napoleon was born

  • louis xiv became king

    louis xiv became king

  • American Declaration of Independence

    American Declaration of Independence

    American Declaration of Independence, influenced by Enlightenment ideals
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

    The revolutionaries stormed the Bastille, a symbol of the monarchy's abuse of power.
  • Building the Palace of Versailles

    Building the Palace of Versailles

  • August 1789

    August 1789

    The National Constituent Assembly abolished feudalism in France.
  • french revolution start

    french revolution start

  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath

    A proclamation in support of democracy over monarchy.
  • the execution of King Louis XVI

    the execution of King Louis XVI

    The revolutionaries executed King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette.
  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror

    A period of state-sanctioned violence that included the public executions of thousands of counter-revolutionaries.
  • Military campaign against the Austrians

    Military campaign against the Austrians

  • The expedition to Egypt

    The expedition to Egypt

  • The end of the french revolution

    The end of the french revolution

    Bonaparte stages a coup d'état, abolishing the Directory and appointing himself France's 'first consul'. This marks the end of the French Revolution and the start of the Napoleonic era.
  • Napoleonic code

    Napoleonic code

  • Napoleon death

    Napoleon death

  • Louis XVI death

    Louis XVI death

    he died