French Revolution
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The French Revolution was a late-18th-century upheaval in France that overthrew the monarchy, radically restructured society, and profoundly influenced modern politics, law, and concepts of citizenship and human rights.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political revolution ⓘ revolution ⓘ social revolution ⓘ |
| cause |
American Revolution influence
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financial crisis of the French monarchy ⓘ heavy taxation of the Third Estate ⓘ influence of Enlightenment ideas ⓘ social inequality under the Ancien Régime ⓘ widespread famine and bread shortages ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
mass political participation
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radical social change ⓘ violence and political purges ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| endDate | 1799-11-09 ⓘ |
| endEvent | Coup of 18 Brumaire ⓘ |
| followedBy |
First French Empire
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French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| ideology |
liberalism
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popular sovereignty ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Haitian Revolution
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Latin American wars of independence ⓘ modern concepts of citizenship ⓘ modern human rights discourse ⓘ subsequent European revolutions ⓘ |
| introduced |
metric system in France
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universal male conscription in France ⓘ universal male suffrage during the National Convention ⓘ |
| keyDocument |
French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
French Constitution of 1791 ⓘ French Constitution of 1793 ⓘ French Constitution of 1795 ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Abolition of feudalism
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Coup of 18 Brumaire ⓘ French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Execution of Louis XVI ⓘ Flight to Varennes ⓘ Reign of Terror ⓘ September Massacres ⓘ Bastille Day ⓘ
surface form:
Storming of the Bastille
Storming of the Tuileries Palace ⓘ The Tennis Court Oath (unfinished) ⓘ
surface form:
Tennis Court Oath
Thermidorian Reaction ⓘ Women’s March on Versailles ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Directory
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Legislative Assembly ⓘ National Assembly of France ⓘ
surface form:
National Assembly
National Constituent Assembly ⓘ National Convention ⓘ |
| location |
French provinces
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Paris ⓘ Versailles ⓘ |
| majorFaction |
Feuillants
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Girondins ⓘ Jacobin Club ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobins
Montagnards ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Camille Desmoulins
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Georges Danton ⓘ Jean-Paul Marat ⓘ Maximilien Robespierre ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| opposedMonarch |
Louis XVI of France
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Marie Antoinette ⓘ |
| overthrew |
Ancien Régime
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surface form:
French monarchy
absolute monarchy in France ⓘ |
| period | late 18th century ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy |
Civil Constitution of the Clergy
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dechristianization campaign ⓘ |
| result |
abolition of feudal privileges
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codification of laws influencing the Napoleonic Code ⓘ end of the Ancien Régime ⓘ establishment of a republic in France ⓘ expansion of political rights for citizens ⓘ rise of secularism in France ⓘ spread of nationalism in Europe ⓘ |
| slogan | Liberty, Equality, Fraternity ⓘ |
| startDate | 1789-05-05 ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Estates-General of 1789
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convening of the Estates-General ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
French Revolutionary era
this entity surface form:
French Revolution (initially)
this entity surface form:
The Great French Revolution, 1789–1793
subject surface form:
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier
subject surface form:
Coq gaulois
this entity surface form:
French Revolutionary era