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January 21, 1793
October 5, 1789
July 20, 1789 – August 6, 1789
June 20, 1789
April 20, 1792 to March 25, 1802
the great fear occurred as the result of the Bastille and was a product of rumors and fear of the king's retaliation against France for what they had done at the Bastille. Nothing ever came of the great fear, but it was a period in which many feared for their security, especially considering the famine.
With the already struggling economy, people women no longer had food to feed their families with, so on the 5th of October they had come up with a plan to march on Versailles, where the king lived. It was a glorious 12 mile trek through France to Versailles, along the way they had gathered other supporters too, and gaining more weaponry which they would use to storm his Château, where they killed several guards and strong-armed Louis to join their cause. With that they marched to France where Louis had to stay. He spent the next while in his "summer home" which was really another massive castle. At this time he royal family in Paris was placed under the “protection” of the National Guards
King Louis XIV soon had his end as a king on 21st September 1792, the monarchy was officially disbanded and France was formally declared a Republic. King Louis XVI was charged with treason and was swiftly found guilty on the 15th of January 1793. On January 21 he was taken to the guillotine and given his last words, he replied "I die an innocent man" although, while saying this the drummers got more intense and the king's pleas fell on deaf ears. He was decapitated on the second pass of the blade, and his head was shown to the crowd. Queen Marie Antoinette was also found guilty of numerous crimes on October 16 and executed the same day.
The estates general was an advisory body that helped the king make decisions from time to time, and time to time it was. The last time the body was summoned was in 1614, over 175 years prior. A factor of having the 2/3 of the votes and less than 5 percent of the population meant that not everyone was equally represented. This mean people had gotten really upset at not having a say in the board where you're all supposed to have a say. So, the third estate had decided to form their own body and pledged to not seperate until France had a constitution.
Revolutionary France was very volatile and not too easy to get behind by the other European monarchies who were scared and angry at them for changing to a more progressive government, This led to the French Revolutionary Wars which lasted from 1792 until 1802. It put France in a fight with: Great Britain, Austria and several other monarchies. It began when France, anticipating an attack, declared war on Prussia and Austria in the spring of 1792. France had dealt with many, many defeats, these defeats were often swift and brutal, however, with the great leader Napoleon Bonaparte. France had sercured all of its lost territory back, but kept going. France was able to make it to the Italian Peninsula and the Low Countries in Europe to the Louisiana Territory in North America. French success in the French Revolutionary Wars allowed the spread of revolutionary principles over much of Europe.
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1789
June 20, 1791
September 5, 1793 to July 28, 1794
November 10, 1799
July 14, 1789
August 26, 1789
King Louis XIV, in part fearing for his life and his family's had decided to flee to Austria so he could reinstate his army and take back his throne, however, he was discovered at the border and was arrested for treason. The situation can be described as similar to house arrest .
now known as Bastille day. the storming of the Bastille, a symbol of power and the monarchy’s rule, It resulted in King Louis XVI withdrawing the royal troops from the French capital.
After the fall of Robespierre, the National Convention approved the new “Constitution of the Year 3” on 22nd August 1795. The new constitution created the Directory. The most power was given to 5 members The Directory became involved in corruption, political conflict and financial problems. The organization faced a coup d’état on 9–10 November 1799, the five directors were ousted and replaced by three “consuls”: the famous military leader Napoleon director Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes, and politician Roger Ducos. This coup, known today as the Coup of 18th Brumaire, is the start to the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte.
After King Louis XIV was killed, the new republic feared internal rebellion and had Robespierre, the head of the Committee of Public Safety which was the unofficial government of the time. They had started sending any people suspected of being counterrevolutionaries, often without a judge or jury, or without even double checking their motives. Truly giving the guillotine it's infamy. however, after all the french deaths that had occurred due to Robespierre, he himself was sentenced to the guillotine.
Its 17 articles served as a prelude to the constitution which detailed a number of human liberties, principles, and rights. However, the new constitution only took effect on September 30, 1791. With that the National Assembly was disbanded and replaced by a new group named the Legislative Assembly. King Louis the 16th had become more akin to today's queen of England than any sort of government