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The term "Year One" in political history usually refers to the institution of radical, revolutionary change. This usage dates from the time of the French Revolution . After the official abolition of the French monarchy on 21 September 1792, the National Convention instituted the new French Revolutionary Calendar .
The French Revolution (French: Révolution française [ʁevɔlysjɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
English: A political map of Europe circa 1789. This map also includes a border for the Holy Roman Empire.Since there are so many small German states, they have a stroke (outline) of 0.1px rather than 0.4px as with the other states.
French Republican Calendar of 1794, drawn by Philibert-Louis Debucourt. The French Republican calendar (French: calendrier républicain français), also commonly called the French Revolutionary calendar (calendrier révolutionnaire français), was a calendar created and implemented during the French Revolution, and used by the French government for about 12 years from late 1793 to 1805, and ...
Pastry War: Victorious French troops withdraw from Mexico after their demands were satisfied. 1848: February: February Revolution or French Revolution of 1848: Republican riots forced King Louis-Philippe to abdicate and flee to England. 20 December: Louis Napoleon Bonaparte starts his term as the first president of the French Republic.
February 1: French citizens are required to have a passport to travel in the interior of the country. February 7: Austria and Prussia sign in Berlin a military convention to invade France and defend the monarchy. February 9: The Assembly decrees the confiscation of the property of émigrés, for the benefit of the Nation.
Under the Legislative Assembly, which was in power before the proclamation of the First Republic, France was engaged in war with Prussia and Austria.In July 1792, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, commanding general of the Austro–Prussian Army, issued his Brunswick Manifesto, threatening the destruction of Paris should any harm come to King Louis XVI of France.
10 November – The dechristianization of France during the French Revolution reaches a climax with the celebration of the Goddess of Reason in the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. 12 November – French Revolution: Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris, is guillotined. 8 December – French Revolution: Madame du Barry is guillotined.