CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE

17 15-1774 Louis XV.

1770 Louis XVI mamed Marie Antoinette of Austria. 1774-1792 Louis XVI.

1787 Convocation of Assembly of Notables for the betterment of financial conditions. Necker recalled as minister of Finance. Resolved to call together the States-general which had not met since 16 14.

1789 May 5, States-general assembled at Versailles. June, Représentatives of the Third Estate declared

themselves the " Constitutional Assembly," and resolved not to adjourn until a constitution was f ramed.

July 14, Storming of the Bastille.

Aug. 4, The nobles renounced feudal rights and privilèges.

Oct. 5-6, Stirred by imprudent speeches at a court banquet, the mob rushed to Versailles. King and Assembly moved to Paris.

1790 Founding of Clubs: Jacobins (Robespierre), Corde-

lière (Danton, Desmoulins), Feuillants (Lafayette). July 14, Festival of Civic Fraternity.

1791 April 2, Death of Mirabeau.

June 20, Royal family stopped in their flight, brought

back to Paris.

Sept. I, King swore to the revised Constitution,

restored to throne.

1792 War with Austria and Prussia.

June 20, Mob attacks the Tuileries.

Aug. 10, Suspension of the king.

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Sept. 2~4, Massacres in the prisons.

Sept. 21, King deposed, republic created.

1792-1804 The First Republic (properly from 1789-1804).

1793 Jan. 21, Execution of Louis XVI. Uprising in the

Vendée against Jacobin rule. Jacobin Révolution. Oct., Marie Antoinette executed. Reign of Terror.

1794 June 27, Fall of Robespierre. Assembly in control

of Modérâtes.

1795 Third Constitution adopted.

Oct. 5, Napoléon Bonaparte quells royalist uprising. 1795-1799 The Directory (five) appointed.

Nov. 9, Napoléon created Consul.

17 99-1 804 The Consulate.

1801 Civil Code (Code Napoléon).

1804-1815 The First Empire.

1815 June 18, Battle of Waterloo.

Oct., Napoléon sent to St. Helena.

1814-1824 Louis XVIII.

1824-1830 Charles X (brother of Louis XVIII).

1830 July 25, Révolution in Paris. Louis Philippe madeking. 1830-1848 Louis Philippe, "citizen king."

1848 Feb. 24, Révolution and abdication of the extravagant king. Proclamation of the Second Republic with Louis Napoléon as président.

1848-1852 The Second Republic.

1852 Dec. 2, Coup d'état of Louis Napoléon, who had himself elected emperor.

18 5 2-1870 Napoléon III.

1870-187 1 Franco-Prussîan War.

1870 Sept. 4, Fall of Napoléon and the second empire.

1870 The Third Republic. Présidents: Thiers 1871-73,

MacMahon 1873-79, Jules Grévy 1879-^87, Sadi Carnot 1887-94, Casimir Périer 1894-95, Félix Faure 1895-99, Emile Loubet 1899-1906, Armand Fallières 1906 — .