Some important dates
1774
Louis XVI becomes king of France, faces empty treasury and growing discontent within society of the Old Regime.
1789
Convocation of Estates General, Third Estate forms National Assembly, the Bastille is stormed, peasant revolts in the countryside.
1791
A constitution is framed to limit the powers of the king and to guarantee basic rights to all human beings.
1792-93
France becomes a republic, the king is beheaded. Overthrow of the Jacobin republic, a Directory rules France.
1804
Napoleon becomes emperor of France, annexes large parts of Europe.
1815
Napoleon defeated at Waterloo.
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