Events
Battle of MarengoBattle of HohenlindenEstablishment of
Napoleonic CodeNapoleon crowns
himself emperorBattle of
TrafalgarDissolution of the
Holy Roman EmpireFormation of the
Confederation of the RhineDay of the Tiles
in GrenobleAssembly
of VizilleThe royal treasury
is declared emptyThe treasury suspends payments
on the debts of the government.Brienne resigns as Minister
of Finance, replaced Jacques NeckerNecker announces that the
representation of the Third
Estate will be doubledKing Louis XVI convokes
elections for delegates
to the Estates-GeneralRiots in Paris by workers
of the Réveillon wallpaper
factory in the Faubourg
Saint-Antoine.Presentation to the King
of the Deputies of the
Estates-General at Versailles.Formal opening of the
Estates-General at Versailles.The Deputies of the Third Estate
refuse to meet separately from
the other EstatesThe nobility refuses to
meet together with the
Third Estate, but the clergy
hesitates, and suspends the
verification of its deputies.The clergy renounces its
special tax privileges, and
accepts the principle of
fiscal equality.The nobility renounces
its special tax privileges.The Third Estate deputies
from Paris, delayed by
election procedures, arrive
in Versailles.Third Estate deputies decide
to hold their own meeting,
and invite the other Estates
to join them.the deputies of the Third
Estate declare themselves
the National Assembly.deputies of the clergy join
the assembly of the Third
Estate.the Tennis Court OathThe Royal Council rejects
the financial program of
Minister Necker.The new National Assembly
meets in the church of
Saint Louis in Versailles.Louis XVI holds a Séance
royale, invalidates the
decisions of the National
Assembly and instructs the
three estates to continue to
meet separately.48 nobles, headed by
Louis Philippe II, Duke
of Orléans, join the
Assembly.Louis XVI reverses course,
instructs the nobility and
clergy to meet with the
other estates, and recognizes
the new Assembly.The Siege and Surrender
of the BastillePeriods
First French EmpireFrench ConsulateWar of the Third CoalitionBattle of UlmSiege of
ViennaFranco-Prussian WarNine deputies from the
clergy decide to join the
meeting of the Third Estate.
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