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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.
The Bourbons ruled France until deposed in the French Revolution, though they were restored to the throne after the fall of Napoleon. The last Capetian to rule was Louis Philippe I, king of the July Monarchy (1830–1848), a member of the cadet House of Bourbon-Orléans.
Monarchs ruled the Kingdom of France from the establishment of Francia in 481 to 1870, except for certain periods from 1792 to 1852. Since 1870, the head of state has been the President of France . Below is a list of all French heads of state.
This vague statement is taken in France as a direct threat by the other European powers to intervene in the Revolution. September 13–14: Louis XVI formally accepts the new Constitution. September 27: The Assembly declares that all men living in France, regardless of color, are free, but preserves slavery in French colonies.
France will wage war with the United Kingdom in the Americas and other parts of the world assuring victory with the Peace of Paris. 1786: 21–23 June: Louis XVI visits Cherbourg to see the construction site of the dam and the arsenal. 1789: 14 July: The French Revolution began with the storming of the Bastille. 1793: 21 January
Since 1789, France underwent a revolution in its government and social orders. A National Assembly declared itself into being and promulgated their intention to provide France with a fair and liberal constitution. [3] Louis XVI moved to Paris in October of that year, but grew to detest Paris, and organised an escape plot in 1791.
Toggle Early Modern France (1453–1789) subsection. 5.1 Ancien Regime. ... Five directors then ruled France. As Great Britain was still at war with France, ...
Convention of the Estates-General of 1789, the first meeting since 1614 of the Estates-General; Saturday, 20 June: The Tennis Court Oath is made in Versailles. Thursday, 9 July: Forming of the National Constituent Assembly; Saturday, 11 July: Louis XVI of France dismisses popular Chief Minister Jacques Necker. Sunday, 12 July