2 January 1789Election for DauphineAntoine Pierre Joseph Marie Barnave
Barnave was elected as a Third Estate deputy for Dauphine before the opening of the Estates General.
Historical records for France in 1789, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Barnave was elected as a Third Estate deputy for Dauphine before the opening of the Estates General.
Louis XVI issued regulations governing elections and the preparation of grievance lists for the forthcoming Estates General.
Sieyes published "Qu'est-ce que le Tiers-Etat?", arguing that the Third Estate represented the nation.
Lafayette was elected as a noble deputy for Riom and entered the Estates General as a supporter of reform.
Alexandre de Beauharnais was elected as a noble deputy for the bailliage of Blois to the Estates General.
Talleyrand was elected as a clergy deputy for Autun to the Estates General.
Appointed Commander of a detachment of his regiment
Placed in charge of a detachment in Seure
Bertrand Barere was elected to the Estates General as a Third Estate deputy for Bigorre.
Artois electors sent Robespierre to the Estates General as one of their Third Estate representatives.
Joins his regiment in Auxonne
Louis XVI took part in the ceremonial procession preceding the formal opening of the Estates General at Versailles.
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate.
The 3rd Estate meets for the 1st time since 1614. The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate. The Estates General was organized into three estates, respectively: the clergy, the nobility, and the rest of France
The 3rd Estate meets for the 1st time since 1614. The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate. The Estates General was organized into three estates, respectively: the clergy, the nobility, and the rest of France.
Louis XVI opened the Estates General and called on the assembled deputies to help resolve the kingdom's financial crisis.
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate.
The 3rd Estate meets for the 1st time since 1614. The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate
The 3rd Estate meets for the 1st time since 1614. The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate.
The 3rd Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate
Mirabeau protested the suppression of his Journal des Etats Generaux and defended freedom of the press.
Mirabeau protests suppression of his Journal des Etats Generaux and argues for freedom of the press.
Mirabeau proposed talks with the clergy to encourage union with the Third Estate during the verification dispute.
Olympe de Gouges asked the royal censor for permission to publish a Journal du peuple during the Estates General.
Sieyes was elected as a Paris deputy of the Third Estate to the Estates General.
Chartres electors chose Petion for the Third Estate, beginning his prominent role in the revolutionary assemblies.
Deputies from Brittany meet during the Estates General and create the political network that later develops into the Jacobin Club
Deputies from Brittany meet during the Estates General and create the political network that later develops into the Jacobin Club.
The Estates General opened the revolutionary year that produced the National Assembly, Tennis Court Oath, Bastille uprising and Declaration of Rights.
The Estates General opens the revolutionary process that leads to the National Assembly and the Declaration of Rights.
Brissot founded the Patriote francais, using journalism to promote revolutionary political ideas.
The French Revolution began in 1789 with the convocation of the Estates General
The Third Estate’s challenge to the old order produced the National Assembly and a sequence of major revolutionary reforms.
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes proposed that the 3rd Estate assume the title of "National Assembly".
Proposes that the 3rd Estate assume the title of "National Assembly"
Proposes that the 3rd Estate assume the title of "National Assembly"
Proposes that the 3rd Estate assume the title of "National Assembly"
Sieyes proposed that verified representatives declare themselves the national representatives, helping drive the Third Estate toward a new national assembly.
Mirabeau supported Sieyes's proposal that the verified deputies constitute themselves as representatives of the nation.
One of the 3rd Estate who declare a National Assembly
One of the 3rd Estate who declare a National Assembly.
The commoners of the 3rd Estate declare themselves to be the National Assembly
The 3rd Estate, led by Honore Gabriel Riqueti, begin to call themselves the National Assembly
The 3rd Estate, led by Honore Gabriel Riqueti, begin to call themselves the National Assembly.
The Third Estate declared itself the National Assembly. After its meeting hall was closed, deputies regrouped in the nearby Jeu de Paume.
The commoners of the 3rd Estate declare themselves to be the National Assembly. Closes the 3rd Estates meeting place, they re-group at the Louvre tennis court
One of the 3rd Estate who declare a National Assembly
The commoners of the 3rd Estate declare themselves to be the National Assembly
The commoners of the 3rd Estate declare themselves to be the National Assembly
The 3rd Estate, led by Honore Gabriel Riqueti, begin to call themselves the National Assembly
The 3rd Estate, led by Honore Gabriel Riqueti, begin to call themselves the National Assembly.
The 3rd Estate, led by Honore Gabriel Riqueti, begin to call themselves the National Assembly
Bailly presided over the revolutionary assembly as the Third Estate transformed itself into a national representative body.
Louis XVI refused to accept the Third Estate's unilateral transformation into a National Assembly.
The commoners of the 3rd Estate declare themselves to be the National Assembly
The Third Estate declared itself the National Assembly. After its meeting hall was closed, deputies regrouped in the nearby Jeu de Paume.
The commoners of the 3rd Estate declare themselves to be the National Assembly. Closes the 3rd Estates meeting place, they re-group at the Louvre tennis court
The 3rd Estate, led by Honore Gabriel Riqueti, begin to call themselves the National Assembly
The 3rd Estate, led by Honore Gabriel Riqueti, begin to call themselves the National Assembly
Louis XVI's authorities closed the National Assembly's usual meeting hall before the royal session, prompting deputies to meet in the tennis court.
Members of the National Assembly swear not to disband until there is a constitution
Members of the National Assembly swear not to disband until there is a constitution
Tennis Court Oath is both a revolutionary act, and an assertion that political authority derived from the people and their representatives rather than from the monarch himself
Tennis Court Oath is both a revolutionary act, and an assertion that political authority derived from the people and their representatives rather than from the monarch himself.
The deputies pledged to continue to meet until a constitution had been written, despite the royal prohibition. The deputies congregate in a nearby indoor real tennis court & take an oath "not to separate, and to reassembly wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the Kingdom is established"
The deputies pledged to keep meeting until a constitution was written and took the Tennis Court Oath despite royal opposition.
Members of the National Assembly swear not to disband until there is a constitution
Members of the National Assembly swear not to disband until there is a constitution
Members of the National Assembly swear not to disband until there is a constitution
Bailly presided when deputies gathered in the tennis court and pledged to continue meeting until a constitution was established.
Tennis Court Oath is both a revolutionary act, and an assertion that political authority derived from the people and their representatives rather than from the monarch himself
Tennis Court Oath, pledge signed by 576 out of the 577 members from the 3rd Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates General on 20 June 1789 in a tennis court.
The Tennis Court Oath became a defining act in the Third Estate’s transformation into a national representative body.
on Versailles.
Tennis Court Oath is both a revolutionary act, and an assertion that political authority derived from the people and their representatives rather than from the monarch himself.
The deputies congregate in a nearby indoor real tennis court and take an oath "not to separate, and to reassembly wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the Kingdom is established."
The deputies congregate in a nearby indoor real tennis court and take an oath "not to separate, and to reassembly wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the Kingdom is established.".
The deputies pledged to continue to meet until a constitution had been written, despite the royal prohibition.
Sieyes helped formulate the oath by which deputies pledged not to separate until France had a constitution.
Tennis Court Oath, pledge signed by 576 out of the 577 members from the 3rd Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates General on 20 June 1789 in a tennis court.
The revolutionary year saw the Tennis Court Oath, the Bastille uprising, the Declaration of Rights and the October march on Versailles.
This record states: of the Citizen in August, and a march on Versailles.
The Third Estate's transformation into the National Assembly leads toward constitutional reform and the August Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
Talleyrand joined deputies of the Third Estate as the representative orders moved toward a single national assembly.
Louis XVI declared decisions taken by the self-proclaimed National Assembly invalid during the royal session.
Louis XVI ordered the deputies to leave the hall after the royal session, but the National Assembly refused to disperse.
Louis XVI offered reforms during the royal session while preserving important privileges and the traditional distinction between the three orders.
Louis XVI addressed the deputies in a royal session and attempted to restore separate deliberation by the three orders.
Mirabeau resisted the royal order to disperse after the Royal Session, symbolizing the Assembly's refusal to retreat.
During the mobbing of the Archbishop of Paris the French Guard refuse their duties
During the mobbing of the Archbishop of Paris the French Guard refuse their duties.
During the mobbing of the Archbishop of Paris the French Guard refuse their duties
Louis XVI ordered the remaining clergy and nobility to join the National Assembly, ending separate deliberation by the orders.
The French Guard addresses a crowd at the Palais Royal saying they will not attack
The French Guard addresses a crowd at the Palais Royal saying they will not attack.
The French Guard address a crowd at the Palais Royal saying they will not attack
The French Guard address a crowd at the Palais Royal saying they will not attack.
Mirabeau takes part in revolutionary political discussion while the Breton Club attracts wider national attention
Mirabeau takes part in revolutionary political discussion while the Breton Club attracts wider national attention.
Desmoulins wrote La France Libre, a radical pamphlet attacking the political structure of the old regime.
Barere published the Point du Jour to report and interpret the proceedings of the revolutionary assemblies.
Beauharnais was among the noble deputies who joined the Third Estate during the transformation of the Estates General.
Olympe de Gouges addressed the Duke of Orleans while pressing her political reform agenda during the early Revolution.
Addresses the National Assembly demanding withrawal of troops called up by de Broglie
Mirabeau addressed the National Assembly demanding withrawal of troops called up by de Broglie.
Addresses the National Assembly demanding withrawal of troops called up by de Broglie
Lafayette supported Mirabeau's demand that troops concentrated around Paris and Versailles be withdrawn.
Mirabeau demanded the withdrawal of troops concentrated around Paris and Versailles during the escalating July crisis.
Louis XVI faced an Assembly that formally declared itself constituent and began drafting a new political order for France.
The National Assembly changes its name to the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly is recognized by the King
The National Assembly changes its name to the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly is recognized by the King.
The Constituent Assembly is formed, the model for 19th century Liberal Constitutions
The Constituent Assembly is formed, the model for 19th century Liberal Constitutions.
Mounier's constitutional report argues that the new constitution should be preceded by a declaration of fundamental principles.
The National Assembly changes its name to the Constituent Assembly
The National Assembly changes its name to the Constituent Assembly.
Lally-Tollendal submits a proposed declaration of rights during the early constitutional drafting process.
Has Neckar dismissed in order to create a stronger Government under Baron de Breteuil
Has Neckar dismissed in order to create a stronger Government under Baron de Breteuil.
Lafayette argues that a concise declaration should guide constitutional institutions by stating enduring principles of natural and social rights.
Lafayette presents his draft Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen to the National Assembly.
A massacre takes place by the Royal-Allemand cavalry on the Place Louis XV
A massacre takes place by the Royal-Allemand cavalry on the Place Louis XV.
Parisians react to the dismissal of Neckar by gathering at the Palais Royal
Parisians react to the dismissal of Neckar by gathering at the Palais Royal.
Desmoulins addressed crowds at the Palais Royal and helped mobilize Parisians after news of Necker's dismissal.
Louis XVI took place at St Lazre, the crowd steel quantities of grain, flour and wine.
Takes place at St Lazre, the crowd steel quantities of grain, flour & wine
5 out of the 6 battalions had deserted & were prominent in the attack on the Bastille
5 out of the 6 battalions had deserted and were prominent in the attack on the Bastille.
A "citizens militia" overuns the Invalides & takes 32,000 muskets to keep order
A "citizens militia" overuns the Invalides and takes 32,000 muskets to keep order.
The Army dissolves itself
The Army dissolves itself.
The National Guard, a citizens militia, is formed which wears the tricolour cockade
The National Guard, a citizens militia, is formed which wears the tricolour cockade.
Brissot entered the first Paris municipal council during the political transformation following the Bastille's fall.
Takes part in the capture of the Bastille
The Parisians storm the Bastille
The fall of the Bastille is followed by a mass uproar spreading from Paris to the countryside, Noble families are attacked and aristocratic manors are burned to the ground. The Bastille surrenders to the "citizens militia"
A "citizens militia" overuns the Invalides & takes 32,000 muskets to keep order
Barras participated in the revolutionary events surrounding the storming of the Bastille in Paris.
Louis XVI announced the withdrawal of troops from the Paris region after the fall of the Bastille transformed the political situation.
As commander of the Paris National Guard, Lafayette ordered the demolition of the captured Bastille.
Mirabeau called for the dismissal of ministers associated with the royal military concentration around Paris.
Forced to reinstate Neckar after the fall of the Bastille
Appointed Commander of the National Guard by Louis XVI
Lafayette was appointed Commander of the National Guard by Louis XVI.
Appointed Commander of the National Guard by Louis XVI
The National Guard is commanded by Lafayette. Announces the creation of the National Guard formed from the "citizens militia"
The National Guard is commanded by Lafayette. Announces the creation of the National Guard formed from the "citizens militia".
As mayor of Paris, Bailly formally received Louis XVI at the Hotel de Ville after the fall of the Bastille.
Louis XVI visited Paris after the fall of the Bastille and publicly accepted the authority of the new municipal leadership.
Appears at the Hotel de Ville wearing the Red & Blue of Paris & the Bourbon White
Appears at the Hotel de Ville wearing the Red and Blue of Paris and the Bourbon White.
Sieyes presents a project for a declaration of rights during the Constituent Assembly's constitutional debates.
The Governor of Paris is bayonetted to death by the mob.
The Governor of Paris is bayonetted to death by the mob
The Constituent Assembly decides to prepare a Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen before completing the constitution.
Clermont-Tonnerre submits another declaration project as deputies compare competing formulations of fundamental rights.
Lafayette draws on American declarations of rights while refining his proposed French declaration before presenting it to the Assembly.
Sieyes helped organize the Club Breton, an early political network that later contributed to the Jacobin movement.
The military Governor of Paris brings in troops to defend the French capital city. The military Governor of Paris brings in extra troops to defend the French capital
The military Governor of Paris brings in troops to defend the French capital city. The military Governor of Paris brings in extra troops to defend the French capital.
Lafayette's draft reflects principles associated with the Virginia Declaration of Rights and his experience of the American Revolution.
Barnave supports adoption of a declaration that can teach citizens the principles of political liberty.
Castellane argues that fundamental rights and liberties should be defined and placed at the head of the constitution.
Malouet argues that public order should be restored before the Assembly adopts an abstract declaration of rights.
Mounier remains cautious about issuing a declaration before the constitutional framework has been fully designed.
Abolition of tithes reduced Church income and drew the peasantry more directly into the Revolution.
Artwork was produced and medallions struck to commemorate the event
Artwork was produced and medallions struck to commemorate the event.
Paris Mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly declared that 'gthe National Assembly achieved more for the people in a few hours than the wisest and most enlightened nations had done for many centuries¿.
Paris Mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly declared that 'the National Assembly achieved more for the people in a few hours than the wisest and most enlightened nations had done for many centuries'.
The August Decrees created fundamental change across the breadth of the nation. They stripped away the domination and privilege of the nobility, creating a society based on individualism, equality and merit.
The abolition of the tithe halved the income of the Church. The peasantry, previously kept at arm¿s length from the revolution, were now part of it. The Assembly¿s deputies were hailed as heroes and praised for their self sacrifice.
The response from the revolutionaries was as euphoric as the mood in the Assembly on August 4th.
Deputies feared the Great Fear would spread and threaten property, increasing pressure for a political response.
In the first days of August, the Bretons planned to rise in the Assembly and renounce certain feudal dues. This task was assigned to the Duke of Aiguillon, a radical nobleman, and Viscount de Noailles, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War
Liberal deputies from the Breton Club (the forerunner to the Jacobin movement) believed the peasants could only be calmed by a grand gesture from the Assembly, such as a partial surrender of feudal rights.
News of this rural violence electrified discussions among deputies of the Assembly. Dominated as they were by members of the bourgeoisie and liberal nobility, the majority of deputies were concerned that the Great Fear would spread further and pose a significant threat to property rights.
The Duke of Aiguillon and the Viscount de Noailles were assigned to propose renunciation of selected feudal dues.
With no means of suppressing the peasants by force, the Assembly's only avenue was to pacify them.
Artwork was produced and medallions struck to commemorate the event
Paris Mayor Jean-Sylvain Bailly declared that 'gthe National Assembly achieved more for the people in a few hours than the wisest and most enlightened nations had done for many centuries¿.
The August Decrees abolished tithes and other privileges, drawing the peasantry more directly into the Revolution.
The August Decrees created fundamental change across the breadth of the nation. They stripped away the domination and privilege of the nobility, creating a society based on individualism, equality and merit.
The abolition of the tithe halved the income of the Church. The peasantry, previously kept at arm¿s length from the revolution, were now part of it. The Assembly¿s deputies were hailed as heroes and praised for their self sacrifice.
The response from the revolutionaries was as euphoric as the mood in the Assembly on August 4th.
The Assembly begins abolishing feudal privileges on the night of 4 August, clearing the way for a declaration based on legal equality.
In the first days of August, the Bretons planned to rise in the Assembly and renounce certain feudal dues. This task was assigned to the Duke of Aiguillon, a radical nobleman, and Viscount de Noailles, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War
Liberal deputies from the Breton Club (the forerunner to the Jacobin movement) believed the peasants could only be calmed by a grand gesture from the Assembly, such as a partial surrender of feudal rights.
News of this rural violence electrified discussions among deputies of the Assembly. Dominated as they were by members of the bourgeoisie and liberal nobility, the majority of deputies were concerned that the Great Fear would spread further and pose a significant threat to property rights.
With no means of suppressing the peasants by force, the Assembly's only avenue was to pacify them.
In most cases these unruly peasants were responding to rumours that royalist bandits or mercenaries were sweeping the countryside. The weeks of revolt and destruction in rural areas that followed became known as the Great Fear (French, Grande Peur)
In most cases these unruly peasants were responding to rumours that royalist bandits or mercenaries were sweeping the countryside. The weeks of revolt and destruction in rural areas that followed became known as the Great Fear (French, Grande Peur).
In the worst areas peasants assaulted or chased away the owners of seigneurial rights, seized and burned feudal records and even burned down chateaux owned by noblemen.
The Great Fear spread peasant unrest across France and helped drive the Assembly toward the August reforms.
The context for the Assembly'gs August 4th reforms was the Great Fear: a disconnected but widespread series of peasant uprisings across France. From late July thousands of peasants had run amok in the countryside, disrupting work, intimidating property owners and causing some damage.
The National Assembly acclaimed Louis XVI as restorer of French liberty during the night when privilege was dismantled.
Debate over the declaration gives way temporarily to the dramatic abolition of feudal privileges during the August night session.
Sieyes opposed immediate abolition of clerical tithes without compensation during the August debates on privilege.
Beauharnais voted for abolition of privilege, legal equality and equal eligibility for public office during the August reforms.
Any kind of tithes, as well as any substitution for them are abolished. All seigneurial justices are abolished with no compensation.
Contemporary reports described collapsing tax collection, feudal dues and local authority as unrest spread through parts of France.
It was reportedly prompted by the reading of a report on the misery and disorder which prevailed in the provinces.
Reports from the provinces described attacks on chateaux, convents and farms, reinforcing pressure for the Assembly's August reforms.
Selling judicial and municipal offices is abolished, justice should be dispensed freely & all such magistrates are to do their duty until further instructions from the National Assembly.
Selling judicial and municipal offices is abolished, justice should be dispensed freely and all such magistrates are to do their duty until further instructions from the National Assembly.
The Assembly responded to the crisis by abolishing several long-standing privileges and abuses.
The abolition of the feudal system took place during the famous night session of the National Assembly on August 4th 1789.
The report declares that 'g Letters from all the provinces indicate that property of all kinds is a prey to the most criminal violence. on all sides chateaux are being burned, convents destroyed, and farms abandoned to pillage.
This record states: The taxes, the feudal dues, all are extinct. the laws are without force, and the magistrates without authority." With the hope of pacifying and encouraging the people, the Assembly, in a fervour of enthusiasm and excitement.
This record states: straightway abolished many of the ancient abuses.
The National Assembly abolished the feudal system and judicial privileges, preparing the way for wider constitutional reforms.
Petion supports explicit legal protection for freedom of the press while the Assembly debates civil liberties.
Petion supported explicit legal protection for freedom of the press during debates on civil liberties.
The Assembly decides to use the projects of Lafayette, Sieyes and the Sixth Bureau as the principal basis for renewed drafting.
The Assembly adopts most provisions of the Sixth Bureau project as the immediate basis for article-by-article debate.
The Constituent Assembly begins voting on the declaration article by article.
Robespierre spoke during debates on rights and religious liberty as the Assembly shaped the Declaration of Rights.
Robespierre participates in debate over religious liberty as the Assembly shapes the final Declaration of Rights.
Article 1 establishes that men are born and remain free and equal in rights, while allowing distinctions based on common utility.
Article 10 protects opinions, including religious beliefs, provided their expression does not disturb public order established by law.
Article 11 protects speaking, writing and printing while allowing legal responsibility for abuses of that liberty.
Article 12 states that public force exists for the benefit of all rather than the private advantage of those controlling it.
Article 13 requires public taxation to be distributed among citizens according to their ability to contribute.
Article 14 recognizes citizens' right to consent to taxation and supervise its amount, basis, collection, duration and use.
Article 15 gives society the right to demand an account of administration from every public official.
Article 16 states that a society without guaranteed rights and defined separation of powers has no constitution.
Article 17 protects property from deprivation except for legally established public necessity with just prior compensation.
Article 2 identifies liberty, property, security and resistance to oppression as natural and imprescriptible rights.
Article 3 locates the principle of sovereignty in the nation rather than in a monarch, estate or individual.
Article 4 defines liberty through freedom of action bounded by the equal rights of others and limits established by law.
Article 5 limits legal prohibitions to actions harmful to society and rejects compulsion unsupported by law.
Article 6 describes law as the expression of the general will and affirms equal access to public office according to capacity.
Article 7 rejects accusation, arrest or detention except in cases and forms established by law.
Article 8 requires penalties to be strictly necessary and based on a law established before the offence.
Article 9 establishes the presumption of innocence and condemns unnecessary harshness during arrest.
The Assembly completes the article-by-article voting that produces the seventeen-article declaration.
The Assembly completes the declaration before finishing the detailed constitutional institutions that will govern the new political order.
The adopted declaration makes national sovereignty a constitutional principle and denies independent authority to any individual or corporate body.
The preamble describes the declaration as a statement of natural, inalienable and sacred rights intended to guide government and citizens.
The final declaration protects religious opinions but makes their public exercise subject to legally defined public order.
Barere supports freedom of the press during the constitutional debates that precede adoption of the Declaration of Rights.
Deputies strongly contest the committee's proposed synthesis, forcing the Assembly to seek another drafting basis.
Demeunier is appointed to the five-deputy committee charged with combining the competing declarations of rights.
Sieyes submitted a project for a declaration of rights during the Assembly's constitutional debates.
The Assembly appoints a five-member committee to compare the submitted declaration projects and prepare a common text.
La Luzerne joins the committee assigned to examine and consolidate the proposed declarations.
Mirabeau presents the committee's synthesis of the submitted rights projects to the Assembly.
Barere supported freedom of the press during early constitutional debates in the National Assembly.
Redon joins the five-member committee established to produce a unified declaration draft.
Tronchet is appointed to the committee reviewing the legal wording of the various rights projects.
The Constituent Assembly granted Louis XVI only a suspensive veto, limiting the king's ability to block ordinary legislation.
Made suspensive by a vote of the National Assembly carried by 673 votes to 352
Made suspensive by a vote of the National Assembly carried by 673 votes to 352.
Made suspensive by a vote of the National Assembly carried by 673 votes to 352
Joins the Corsican revolutionary movements. Engages in revolutionary movements in Corsica
Engages in revolutionary movements in Corsica
Napoleon I engaged in revolutionary movements in Corsica.
Engages in revolutionary movements in Corsica
Desmoulins launched his political periodical Revolutions de France et de Brabant to attack aristocracy, clergy and monarchy.
Petion proposed describing Louis XVI as king of the French by consent of the nation rather than by divine grace.
The National cockade is said to have been trampled. Holds a party in Versailles to welcome the Flanders regiment
The National cockade is said to have been trampled. Holds a party in Versailles to welcome the Flanders regiment.
The National Guard arrive to restore order. Louis agrees to be escorted back to the Tuilereies
Crowds of women appear in front of the King who then accepts the August decrees
Crowds of women appear in front of the King who then accepts the August decrees
Armed women invade the Nat Assembly to punish those who trampled the National Cockade
Armed women invade the National Assembly calling for bread
Armed women invade the National Assembly calling for bread
Armed women invade the Nat Assembly to punish those who trampled the National Cockade.
Louis XVI accepts the Declaration of Rights after pressure from the Assembly and crowds gathered at Versailles.
Lafayette led National Guard units to Versailles during the October Days and worked to protect the royal family.
Armed women invade the National Assembly calling for bread.
Louis XVI faced the arrival of large Parisian crowds at Versailles demanding bread and political concessions.
Procession by the market women of Paris to petition the King in Versailles
Procession by the market women of Paris to petition the King in Versailles.
Louis XVI accepted constitutional provisions presented by the Assembly while crowds gathered at Versailles.
The National Guard arrive to restore order. Louis agrees to be escorted back to the Tuilereies.
Crowds of women appear in front of the King who then accepts the August decrees.
Barras spoke in favour of the king and queen during the October crisis at Versailles.
Louis XVI left Versailles with the royal family under pressure from the Parisian crowd and National Guard.
Louis XVI was transferred to the Tuileries Palace, placing the monarchy close to the Assembly and under Parisian surveillance.
Talleyrand proposed placing church property at the disposal of the nation to address the state's financial crisis.
The evolving constitutional settlement recast Louis XVI as King of the French rather than ruler solely by dynastic right.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente proposed to issue assignats to be payed for by the confiscation of Church property.
Proposes to issue assignats to be payed for by the confiscation of Church property
After the royal family is brought to Paris the Breton network begins meeting near the Jacobin convent in Paris
After the royal family is brought to Paris the Breton network begins meeting near the Jacobin convent in Paris.
The name "Jacobins", given in France to the Dominicans (because their first house in Paris was in the Rue St Jacques), was first applied to the club in ridicule by its enemies. After the March on Versailles in October 1789, the club, still entirely composed of deputies, followed the National Constituent Assembly to Paris, where it rented the refectory of the monastery of the Jacobins in the Rue Saint-Honor‚
After the March on Versailles in October 1789, the club, still entirely composed of deputies, followed the National Constituent Assembly to Paris, where it rented the refectory of the monastery of the Jacobins in the Rue Saint-Honor‚
Louis XVI faced the Assembly's decision to place church property at the disposal of the nation as revolutionary financial reform accelerated.
Louis XVI issued letters patent giving legal effect to major August decrees that dismantled privileges and feudal institutions.
Robespierre becomes associated with the Society of the Friends of the Constitution as radical political debate grows in Paris
Robespierre becomes associated with the Society of the Friends of the Constitution as radical political debate grows in Paris.
Despite the declaration's equality language, subsequent electoral rules distinguish active from passive citizens and restrict political participation.
The revolutionary year produces the National Assembly, Tennis Court Oath, Bastille uprising, Declaration of Rights and October march on Versailles.
Marie-Antoinette was placed under House arrest in the Tuileries.
Placed under House arrest in the Tuileries
Bertier de Sauvigny was assassinated for hoarding food.
Foulon de Doue was assassinated for hoarding food.
Jacques de Flesselles was assassinated for witholding arms from the "citizens militia".
Strong electoral turnout produces 1,201 delegates, including: "291 nobles, 300 clergy, and 610 members of the 3rd Estate, books of grievances" (cahiers de doleances) are compiled to list problems
Strong electoral turnout produces 1,201 delegates, including: "291 nobles, 300 clergy, and 610 members of the 3rd Estate, books of grievances" (cahiers de doleances) are compiled to list problems.
Introduces faster chemical whitening for textiles and paper.
Develops practical bleaching methods using chlorine compounds.
Proposes the Civil Constitution of the Clergy that nationalizes the Church & swears in the 2 two constitutional bishops
Appointed Member of Constituent Assembly
Appointed Member of Constituent Assembly
Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre was appointed Member of Constituent Assembly.
Forces Louis to oppose the abolition of feudalism & the restricting of Royal powers
Forces Louis to oppose the abolition of feudalism and the restricting of Royal powers.
Proposes the Civil Constitution of the Clergy that nationalizes the Church & swears in the 2 two constitutional bishops
Bertier de Sauvigny was assassinated.
Death of Bertier de Sauvigny, assassinated
Assassinated for hoarding food
Death of Jacques de Flesselles, assassinated. Assassinated for witholding arms from the "citizens militia"
Death of Jacques de Flesselles, assassinated. Assassinated for witholding arms from the "citizens militia".
Appointed of the Estates General
Henri Gregoire became a deputy to the Estates General.
Appointed of the Estates General
Elections to the Estates General produced 1,201 delegates, while cahiers de doleances recorded grievances and proposed reforms.
Strong electoral turnout produces 1,201 delegates, including: "291 nobles, 300 clergy, and 610 members of the 3rd Estate, books of grievances" (cahiers de doleances) are compiled to list problems. Elections are held in the spring of 1789; suffrage requirements for the 3rd Estate are for French-born or naturalised males only, at least 25 years of age, who resided where the vote was to take place and who paid taxes
Elected Deputy for Paris in the 3rd Estate
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes was elected Deputy for Paris in the 3rd Estate.
Elected to the Estates General, represents the clergy, the First Estate
Publishes a systematic textbook defining elements and chemical reactions.
Elections are held in the spring of 1789; suffrage requirements for the 3rd Estate are for French-born or naturalised males only, at least 25 years of age, who resided where the vote was to take place and who paid taxes
Elections are held in the spring of 1789; suffrage requirements for the 3rd Estate are for French-born or naturalised males only, at least 25 years of age, who resided where the vote was to take place and who paid taxes.
Strong electoral turnout produces 1,201 delegates, including: "291 nobles, 300 clergy, and 610 members of the 3rd Estate, books of grievances" (cahiers de doleances) are compiled to list problems.
The French Revolution began in 1789 with the convocation of the Estates General.
The revolutionary year produced the National Assembly, Tennis Court Oath, Bastille uprising, Declaration of Rights and October march on Versailles.
on Versailles.
Marie-Antoinette opposed the summoning of the Estates General.
Opposes the summoning of the Estates General
Appointed Member of Estates General
Maximilien Francois Marie Robespierre was appointed Member of Estates General.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord Benevente was elected to the Estates General, represents the clergy, the First Estate.
Elected to the Estates General, represents the clergy, the First Estate
Forces Louis to oppose the abolition of feudalism & the restricting of Royal powers
Forces Louis to oppose the abolition of feudalism and the restricting of Royal powers.
Among its early members were the dominating Mirabeau, Parisian deputy Abbe Sieyes, Dauphine deputy Antoine Barnave, Jerome Petion, the Abbe Gregoire, Charles Lameth, Alexandre Lameth, Robespierre, the duc dAiguillon, and La Revelliere-Lepeaux
Helps establish modern terminology and quantitative chemical practice.
Appointed Leader of the 3rd Estate in the National Assembly
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes was appointed Leader of the 3rd Estate in the National Assembly.
Proposes the Civil Constitution of the Clergy that nationalizes the Church & swears in the 2 two constitutional bishops
Appointed Editor of Le Correspondent Picard
Elections are held in the spring of 1789; suffrage requirements for the 3rd Estate are for French-born or naturalised males only, at least 25 years of age, who resided where the vote was to take place and who paid taxes
Appointed Member of 3rd Estate
Boissy DAnglais was appointed Member of 3rd Estate.
Elections are held in the spring of 1789; suffrage requirements for the 3rd Estate are for French-born or naturalised males only, at least 25 years of age, who resided where the vote was to take place and who paid taxes
Strong electoral turnout produces 1,201 delegates, including: "291 nobles, 300 clergy, and 610 members of the 3rd Estate, books of grievances" (cahiers de doleances) are compiled to list problems.
The Third Estate’s political transformation led to the National Assembly and further revolutionary challenges to royal authority.
on Versailles.
Elected Deputy for Paris in the 3rd Estate
Appointed Leader of the 3rd Estate in the National Assembly
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