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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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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Orphans of the Storm theme French Revolution
American Revolutionary era influenced French Revolution
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French President reviews the military parade associatedWith French Revolution
this entity surface form: French Revolution of 1789
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July Revolution in France relatedTo French Revolution
this entity surface form: French Revolution of 1789
Alexandre de Beauharnais participantIn French Revolution
Duchy of Orléans abolished French Revolution
Yonne department createdDuring French Revolution
Charles X of France associatedWith French Revolution
Antonio Nariño influencedBy French Revolution
Ardèche createdDuring French Revolution
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Rhône createdDuring French Revolution
Le Quatorze Juillet commemorates French Revolution
Le Quatorze Juillet relatedTo French Revolution
this entity surface form: French Revolution of 1789
French Enlightenment influenced French Revolution
Jean-Sylvain Bailly participatedIn French Revolution
Jean-Sylvain Bailly executedDuring French Revolution
Rhône department createdDuring French Revolution
subject surface form: Rhône (department)
House of Beauharnais associatedWith French Revolution
Louis Desaix era French Revolution
this entity surface form: French Revolutionary era
Gaspard Monge participatedIn French Revolution
Gaspard Monge supported French Revolution
French royal court declinePeriod French Revolution
Thomas Paine movement French Revolution
Thomas Paine supported French Revolution
Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego notableEvent French Revolution
subject surface form: Charles IV of Spain
Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego monarchDuring French Revolution
subject surface form: Charles IV of Spain
Fête de la Fédération organizedDuring French Revolution
Fête de la Fédération category French Revolution
this entity surface form: Events of the French Revolution
Champ de Mars Massacre hasHistoricalPeriod French Revolution
First Republic of Venezuela inspiredBy French Revolution
Chavaniac-Lafayette, Auvergne, France hasHistoricalPeriodAssociation French Revolution
subject surface form: Chavaniac-Lafayette
Picpus Cemetery, Paris, France relatedEvent French Revolution
subject surface form: Picpus Cemetery
French Crown endedWithEvent French Revolution
Nord createdDuring French Revolution
Maison du Roi dissolvedIn French Revolution
The Knight of Maison-Rouge setInPeriod French Revolution
Kingdom of France dissolutionEvent French Revolution
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas historicalPeriod French Revolution
Fort Saint-Nicolas conflictInvolved French Revolution
Adrienne de Noailles participatedIn French Revolution
Adrienne de Noailles associatedWith French Revolution
Adrienne de Noailles historicalPeriod French Revolution
this entity surface form: French Revolutionary era