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National Assembly in power
the legislative power of the Republic of Namibia, with the power to pass laws with the assent of the President -
Estates General called to session
The estates general was a general assembly representing the French estates of the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate), and the commoners (Third Estate). -
Tennis court oath
The third estate was upset with King Louis XVI decision to stay in power. They were locked out of Versailles so they met on the tennis court -
Storming the Bastille
The peasants were fed up with the way they were getting treated by the monarchy so they attack the Bastille which was basically a big jail. -
Women's march on Versailles
The women of France stormed the palace of Versailles on the morning of October 5, 1789 -
Legislative Assembly in power
The Legislative Assembly was the governing body of France between October 1791 and September 1792. The Legislative Assembly replaced the National Constituent Assembly, which by September 1791 had completed most of the work for which it was made. -
Escape attempt by Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
The King and Queen were so bad that the French people revolted against them and wanted to kill them. They tried to flee because of this and were caught before they could get away. -
National convention in power
The second government of the french revolution -
Overthrow of the monarchy
The storming of the Tuileries Palace by the National Guard of the insurrectional Paris Commune and revolutionary fédérés from Marseille and Brittany resulted in the fall of the French monarchy. -
Execution of Louis XVI
He was planned to be executed because he was a bad king and was eventually beheaded by the guillotine -
Reign of terror
The government that was formed after the monarchy disbanded basically executed anyone they suspected to be against them. This kept the people in constant fear. -
Execution of Marie Antoinette
Executed for the same reason her husband was killed, and was killed with the same method of the Guillotine -
Execution of Robespierre
Maximilian Robespierre, who was basically the leader during the reign of terror, was executed this day basically ending the reign of teror -
The directory is in power
The Directory was a five-member committee which governed France from 1795, when it replaced the Committee of Public Safety. -
Napoleon comes to power
Napoleon came into power in France due to military success in Italy, as well as his attack on the French Revolutionary government while it was under assault by a Parisian mob. -
Napoleon confirmed as "first consul for life
Napoleon was named the first of three consuls in the new government -
Napoleonic code enacted
French civil code enacted on March 21, 1804, and still extant, with revisions. It was the main influence on the 19th-century civil codes of most countries of continental Europe and Latin America. -
Confederation of Rhine
The Confederation of the Rhine was a confederation of client states of the First French Empire. It was formed initially from 16 German states by Napoleon after he defeated Austria and Russia at the Battle of Austerlitz. -
Continental system begins
In the Napoleonic wars, the blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British commerce. The decrees of Berlin (November 21, 1806) and Milan (December 17, 1807) proclaimed a blockade: neutrals and French allies were not to trade with the British. -
Napoleon and his brother Joseph
Joseph Bonaparte was the older brother of Napoleon I, emperor of France. During his brother's reign, Joseph was made king of Naples and Sicily (1806–08), and then king of Spain (1808–13). -
Napoleon abdicates and agrees to exile on Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. -
Napoleon's Hundred Days
The Hundred Days marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile on the island of Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 -
Second restoration of King Louis XVIII
The brothers of executed Louis XVI of France came to power and reigned in highly conservative fashion, and exiled supporters of the monarchy returned to France. They were nonetheless unable to reverse most of the changes made by the French Revolution and Napoleon