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
political revolution
revolution
social revolution
cause American Revolution influence
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
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
French Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic era
ideology liberalism
popular sovereignty
republicanism
influenced Haitian Revolution
Latin American wars of independence
modern concepts of citizenship
modern human rights discourse
subsequent European revolutions
introduced metric system in France
universal male conscription in France
universal male suffrage during the National Convention
keyDocument French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
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
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
Legislative Assembly
National Assembly of France
surface form: National Assembly

National Constituent Assembly
National Convention
location French provinces
Paris
Versailles
majorFaction Feuillants
Girondins
Jacobin Club
surface form: Jacobins

Montagnards
notableLeader Camille Desmoulins
Georges Danton
Jean-Paul Marat
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte
opposedMonarch Louis XVI of France
Marie Antoinette
overthrew Ancien Régime
surface form: French monarchy

absolute monarchy in France
period late 18th century
precededBy Ancien Régime
religiousPolicy Civil Constitution of the Clergy
dechristianization campaign
result abolition of feudal privileges
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
convening of the Estates-General

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First Coalition formedInContextOf French Revolution
Lazare Carnot movement French Revolution
Reign of Terror partOf French Revolution
Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès movement French Revolution
Cluny Abbey suppressedDuring French Revolution
French First Republic establishedDuring French Revolution
communism influencedBy French Revolution
Enlightenment rationalism influenced French Revolution
this entity surface form: the French Revolution
A Vindication of the Rights of Men supports French Revolution
Haute-Loire createdDuring French Revolution
French Directory historicalPeriod French Revolution
Pierre-Roger Ducos movement French Revolution
Jean Moreau (as military supporter) activeIn French Revolution
subject surface form: Jean Moreau
this entity surface form: French Revolutionary era
Council of Ancients appliesToPeriod French Revolution
Council of Ancients historicalEra French Revolution
this entity surface form: French Revolutionary era
Antoine Lavoisier participantIn French Revolution
Creuse createdDuring French Revolution
Paul Barras (initially) movement French Revolution
subject surface form: Paul Barras
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subject surface form: Paul Barras
Italian Risorgimento influencedBy French Revolution
Third Consul officeCreatedAfterEvent French Revolution
French Royalists opposed French Revolution
French Royalists activeInPeriod French Revolution
Bonapartism influencedBy French Revolution
Regent Diamond stolenDuring French Revolution
Regent Diamond recoveredAfter French Revolution
War of the First Coalition hasCause French Revolution
Nord department createdDuring French Revolution
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French republicanism associatedWith French Revolution
Charles-François Lebrun participantIn French Revolution
Jacques François Dugommier era French Revolution
Seine-et-Marne createdAsDepartment French Revolution
Polish independence movement influencedBy French Revolution
Pont de la Concorde usedDuring French Revolution
Drôme department createdDuring French Revolution
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Place de la Bastille significantEvent French Revolution
Place de la Bastille symbolOf French Revolution
Romantic nationalism influencedBy French Revolution
Cantal createdAsDepartment French Revolution
Enlightenment philosophy influenced French Revolution
Orphans of the Storm setInPeriod French Revolution