History: Revolutions, Unit 3, The French Revolution
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Updated: 28 Feb 2019
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Louis XV inherits LorraineLouis XVI takes over CorsicaLouis XVI ascends throne of FranceLast meeting of Estates-GeneralLast meeting of Assembly of NotablesLouis XIV acquires Franche-ComtéDeath of the Dauphin (Louis XVI's son)FTA with BritainJean Nicholas Desmoulins acquittedKing abolishes ParlementsKing raises a meeting of the EstatesPlanned meeting of the EstatesFrance is declared bankrupt by Brienne (Comptroller General)Mob burns down guard posts of the Pont-NeufPhilippe d'Orléans sells the Palais-Royal art collectionFirst Electoral Assembly of the Third Estate of GuiseTreaty of Aix-la-ChapelleThe Spirit of the Laws is publishedThe Social Contract publishedMarriage of Louis-Auguste and Marie AntoinetteAnne Robert Turgot is appointed as Finance MinisterLouis XVI crowned as kingTurgot dismissedJacques Necker appointed as Finance MinisterMarquis de Lafayette goes to AmericaFrench Govt. signs military agreement with American Continental CongressLouis XVI formally declares war on BritainCompte Rendu publishedNecker resigns as Comptroller-GeneralLes Liasons DangereuseCharles-Alexandre de Calonne appointed as minister of financeDiamond Necklace AffairCardinal de Rohan and other acquitted by Parlement of ParisCalonne says France is facing bankruptcyCalonne orders convocation of the Assembly of NotablesFirst Assembly of NotablesCalonne introduces his reform ideasLouis XVI dismisses CalonneEtienne Brienne appointed as minister of financeAssembly of Notables dissolvedBrienne sends reform bills to ParlementsBrienne Government replaces corvee with a taxParlements reject Brienne's proposalsKing exiles Paris and Bordeaux ParlementsBrienne gives up on reformsLouis XVI allows Parlements to be reseatedLouis XVI's séance royaleDuc de Orléans exiledParlements register more national loans; bans lettre de catchetsDeclaration of the Fundamental Laws of FranceKing issues lettre de catchetsKing removes power of Parlements and bans tortureDay of TilesChurch gives 1.8 million livres in don gratuitAssemblies and gatherings call for reinstatement of Parlements and Estates-GeneralSevere storm decimates cropsBankrupt, France suspends interest payments on debtsBrienne resigns, replaced by NeckerParlement's decrees of Estates GeneralAssembly of Notables calledSociety of Thirty formedSecond Assembly of Notables dissolvedParis 57th straight frostRules and instructions for Estates General releasedWhat is the Third Estate? publishedLouis XVI orders the drafting of cahiers de doleancesElections for delegates to Estates General commenceReveillon riots and Henriot riots in ParisEstates General delegates presented to KingEstates General opensEndorsement of voting by orderDelegates to Third Estate affirm their right to political representationJoly de Fleury appointed as Comptroller-GeneralLouis-Charles becomes the Dauphin of FranceSieyes proposes a National AssemblyDelegates cross the floor at the Estates GeneralThe Third Estate declare themselves the National Assembly of FranceTennis Court OathKing pleads the Estates to return to their chambersMore people join the ThirdLouis XVI backs down, allows National AssemblyMob storms a prison on the left bank of the SeineLouis XVI orders the mobilisation of troopsPublic meetings at Palais Royal start to get angryNational Assembly appoints a committee to draft the consitutionNA petitions to withdraw troops from ParisNA changes name to National Constituent AssemblyNecker is dismissed by the KingBaron de Breteuil is appointed as Comptroller-GeneralLafayette proposes a 'Declaration of Rights'Paris InsurrectionNational Guard formedStorming of the BastilleMarquis de Lafayette becomes the commander of the National GuardKing orders troops away from ParisNecker reinstutedTroops outside Paris and Versailles are withdrawnFirst signs of the Great Fear in rural FranceNCA begins drafting constitutionFinance minister Foullon and commissioner of Paris de Sauvigny are murderedNCA plans out Declaration of RightsAugust DecreesNCA approve August DecreesDeclaration of the Rights of Man and CitizenUnicameral legislative assembly createdKing granted a suspensive vetoThe Friend of the People first publishedKing vetoes the August DecreesAgreement to a constitutional monarchyNews reaches Paris that tricolour cockades are stomped by Royal GuardsMarch on VersaillesKing leaves Versailles for ParisKing rescinds veto and allows the August DecreesNCA moves from Versailles to ParisNCA debates voting rightsChurch lands nationalised by NCAParlements suspended by NCANCA relocates to TuileriesSale of church lands by NCAElections for new legislative assembly beginKing addresses NCALegal and commercial restrictions on Jews liftedEdmund Burke condemns the French RevolutionMarquis de Favras found guilty of plotting to organise an armed forceNCA appoints self-government for the French coloniesLettres de cachet are abolishedGabelle tax is suspendedJérôme Lalande proposes introduction of a decimalised calendarLocal government of Paris is reorganised into 48 sectionsSaint-Domingue declared independent from FranceAll noble ranks and titles abolished by NCACivil Constitution of the Clergy passed by NCAFete de la FederationRoyalists and emigres gathered at Jales in southern FranceKing tries to push a lit de justice for Brienne's reformsPayments to bureaucracy and army suspendedParlements formally abolishedAll clergymen required to swear an oath to the Civil Constitution of the ClergyHonore Mirabeau made president of NCAJuring priests made first bishops of the new 'Constitutional Church''Day of Daggers' or 'Poignard conspiracy'NCA suppresses all guilds and trade monopoliesPope Pius condemns FranceHonore Mirabeau diesRoyal family tries to go to Saint-CloudNCA permits non-juring priests to conduct religious servicesBlacks with free parents given equality with white settlers in coloniesNCA passes Robespierre's self-denying ordinanceLe Chapelier Law passedRoyal family attempt to flee ParisNCA suspends the kingRoyal family returned to Paris under guardLeopold II issues Padua CircularNational Assembly restores KingChamp de Mars massacreNCA criticises Champ de Mars protestsNCA deliberates on draft constitutionSlave uprisings in Saint-Domingue (Haiti)NCA bans wearing religious dress in publicPrussia and Austria issues Declaration of PillnitzElection of Legislative Assembly beginKing formally ratifies Constitution of 1791, swear allegiance to the new StateNCA abolishes slavery in France, not in coloniesLast meeting of NCALegislative Assembly meets for the first timeLA orders all emigres to return to France under pain of deathKing vetoes emigres decisionJérôme Pétion elected to succeed Baily as mayor of ParisLA orders arrest for all non-juring priestsKing vetoes priest orderLA declares beginning of an "Era of LIberty"Food riots break out in ParisLA decrees property of emigres now belong to nationMayor of Etampes is lynched for refusing to fix food pricesKing appoints a ministry dominated by GirondinsKing addresses LAInterior Minister Jean-Marie Roland is dismissedLafayette asks for Jacobin clubs to be outlawedTuileries invadedLA declares "La Patrie en danger"Duke of Brunswick issues "Brunswick Manifesto"Tuileries invaded by Parisians and republican soldiersDismissal of Lafayette as commander of the National Guard'Extraordinary Tribunal' formedRoyalist riots in Vendee, Brittany and DauphineAll priests ordered to take oath of loyalty to the governmentLA dissolved, replaced by National ConventionNC abolishes the monarchyGirondin deputies to NC criticise MaratNC forbids use of old forms of addressTrial of Louis XVI beginsNC votes on fate of KingNC votes against reprieve for the king, and a death sentenceKing guillotined in the Place de la RévolutionNC declares war on Britain and HollandFormation of First CoalitionNC orders conscription of 300,000 menRevolutionary tribunal createdCommittee of Public Safety EstablishedFrench General Dumouriez defects to AustriaPhillippe Égalité (Duc d'Orleans) is arrestedNC votes to impeach Jean-Paul MaratMarat acquitted by the Revolutionary TribunalNC passes the first maximum price lawCommission of Twelve establishedCommission of Twelve orders arrest of Jacqués HérbertJacqués Hérbert and followers releasedJacobins in NC votes to abolish the Commission of TwelveSans culottes and sections begin demonstrations across ParisSans culottes and National Guard march on the NCNC passes the Constitution of Year IJean-Paul Marat stabbed to death by Charlotte CordayNC orders the abolition and renunciation of all feudal rights and duesMaximilien Robespierre and Louis Saint-Just are elected to the Committee of Public SafetyNC adopts the metric systemRevolutionaries lay siege on LyonFestival of Unity and IndivisibilityAll public officials required to take an oath to the new 1793 constitutionNC decrees levee en masseMaximum price law extended to all foodsNC formally adopts revolutionary calendarLyon falls to revolutionary forces after a 9 month siegeNC declares state of emergency measure will continue until there is peaceMarie Antoinette is guillotined two days after trialSans culottes and Paris section march on the NC againNC passes Law of SuspectsNC adopts the French revolutionary calendarExecution of Girondin leaders beginsPhilippe Égalité executedFestival of Liberty declared in ParisParis Commune closes all the city's churchesNC passes Law of 14 FrimaireNC abolishes slavery in all coloniesTricolour adopted as the national flag of FranceExecution of Jacques Hebert and several of his followersGeorges Danton arrested for alleged corruptionTrial of Danton in the Revolutionary Tribunal beginsRobespierre delivers a speech to the NC, proposal for the Cult of Supreme BeingHenri Admirat arrestedCecile Renault arrestedRobespierre elected President of the NCFestival of the Supreme Being is celebrated on the Champ de MarsNC passes the Law of the 22 PrairialRobespierre addresses the NC, attacking his opponentsRobespierre's opponents orchestrate his deposition and arrestRobespierre, Saint-Just, Couthon, etc all executed without trialLaw of 22 Priarial repealed by NCReformed government orders a mass release of political prisonersCommittee of Public Safety stripped of executive powersNC renounces the 'constitutional church' and the Cult of the Supreme BeingAll Jacobin clubs ordered to close downSurviving Girondist deputies are reinstated to the NCNC repeals the Maximum Price LawInsurrection of 12 Germinal, Year IIIInsurrection of 1 Prairial, Year IIIRevolutionary Tribunals formally abolishedConstitution of 1795 is passedInsurrection of 13 Venémiaire Year IVThermidorian Convention ends with the dissolution of the NCPeriods
American War of IndependenceCauses of Revolution: AoS 1French RevolutionLouis XVICount Guigues VIII de la Tour-du-PinLouis XIVLouis XVSeven Years' WarLouis XVIII reignLouis XVI reignLouis XVIIILouis XV reignCharles XCharles X reignFood CrisisMaximilien de RobespierreThe EnlightenmentMarie AntoinetteLouis, Dauphin of FrancePoor grain harvestsLouis Joseph XavierMarquis de LafayetteWar of Austrian SuccessionFood prices continue to soarProvincial governments reformedAssignats first circulated. NCA approves further printingsReflections on the Revolution in France is published in LondonSeptember MassacresUprisings in the VendeeRepublican forces gain upper hand over rebels in the VendeeExecution of Danton, Desmoulins and their supportersCommencement of the White TerrorSeries of peace treaties to wind down the revolutionary war in EuropeBread riots
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