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Brienne resigns as Minister of Finance, and is replaced by the Swiss banker [[Jacques Necker]], popular with the Third Estate. French bankers and businessmen, who have always held Necker in high regard, agree to loan the state 75 million, on the condition that the Estates General will have full powers to reform the system.;;;;08.25.1788;; | Brienne resigns as Minister of Finance, and is replaced by the Swiss banker [[Jacques Necker]], popular with the Third Estate. French bankers and businessmen, who have always held Necker in high regard, agree to loan the state 75 million, on the condition that the Estates General will have full powers to reform the system.;;;;08.25.1788;; | ||
Over the opposition of the nobles, Necker announces that the representation of the Third Estate will be doubled, and that nobles and clergymen will be eligible to sit with the Third Estate.;;;;12.27.1788;; | Over the opposition of the nobles, Necker announces that the representation of the Third Estate will be doubled, and that nobles and clergymen will be eligible to sit with the Third Estate.;;;;12.27.1788;; | ||
The Abbé [[Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès]] publishes his famous pamphlet, "What is the Third Estate?" he writes\; "What is the Third Estate? Everything. What has it been until now in the political order? Nothing. What does it demand to be? Something.";;;;01.1789;; | |||
King Louis XVI convokes elections for delegates to the Estates-General;;;;01.24.1789;; | King Louis XVI convokes elections for delegates to the Estates-General;;;;01.24.1789;; | ||
Riots in Paris by workers of the [[Jean-Baptiste Réveillon|Réveillon wallpaper factory]] in the [[Faubourg Saint-Antoine]]. Twenty-five workers were killed in battles with police.;;;;04.27.1789;; | Riots in Paris by workers of the [[Jean-Baptiste Réveillon|Réveillon wallpaper factory]] in the [[Faubourg Saint-Antoine]]. Twenty-five workers were killed in battles with police.;;;;04.27.1789;; | ||
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[[Camille Desmoulins]] begins publication of 'La France libre', demanding a much more radical revolution and calling for a republic arguing that revolutionary violence is justified.;;;;07.18.1789;; | [[Camille Desmoulins]] begins publication of 'La France libre', demanding a much more radical revolution and calling for a republic arguing that revolutionary violence is justified.;;;;07.18.1789;; | ||
An armed mob on the [[Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération|''Place de Grève'']] massacres [[Louis Bénigne François Berthier de Sauvigny|Berthier de Sauvigny]], Intendant of Paris, and his father-in-law, accused of speculating in grain.;;;;07.22.1789;; | An armed mob on the [[Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville – Esplanade de la Libération|''Place de Grève'']] massacres [[Louis Bénigne François Berthier de Sauvigny|Berthier de Sauvigny]], Intendant of Paris, and his father-in-law, accused of speculating in grain.;;;;07.22.1789;; | ||
Riots and peasant revolts in Strasbourg (July 21), Le Mans (July 23), Colmar, Alsace, and Hainaut (July 25).;;;;07.21.1789;08.01.1789; | Riots and peasant revolts in Strasbourg (July 21), Le Mans (July 23), Colmar, Alsace, and Hainaut (July 25).;-;;;07.21.1789;08.01.1789; | ||
[[Jacques Pierre Brissot]] begins publication of ''Le Patriote français'', an influential newspaper of the revolutionary movement known as the [[Girondins]].;;;;07.28.1789;; | [[Jacques Pierre Brissot]] begins publication of ''Le Patriote français'', an influential newspaper of the revolutionary movement known as the [[Girondins]].;;;;07.28.1789;; | ||
The King appoints a government of reformist ministers around Necker. The Assembly votes to abolish the privileges and feudal rights of the nobility.;;;;08.04.1789;; | The King appoints a government of reformist ministers around Necker. The Assembly votes to abolish the privileges and feudal rights of the nobility.;;;;08.04.1789;; | ||
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The Assembly approves the sale of the property of the church by municipalities;;;;03.12.1790;; | The Assembly approves the sale of the property of the church by municipalities;;;;03.12.1790;; | ||
[[Pope Pius VI]] condemns the [[Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]] in a secret consistory.;;;;03.29.1790;; | [[Pope Pius VI]] condemns the [[Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]] in a secret consistory.;;;;03.29.1790;; | ||
A series of pro-catholic and anti-revolutionary riots in the French provinces\; in Vannes (April 5), Nîmes (April 6), Toulouse (April 18), Toulon (May 3), and Avignon (June 10) protesting measures taken against the church.;;;;04.05.1790;06.10.1790; | A series of pro-catholic and anti-revolutionary riots in the French provinces\; in Vannes (April 5), Nîmes (April 6), Toulouse (April 18), Toulon (May 3), and Avignon (June 10) protesting measures taken against the church.;-;;;04.05.1790;06.10.1790; | ||
Foundation of the [[Cordeliers]] club, which meets in the former convent of that name. It becomes one of most vocal proponents of radical change.;;;;04.17.1790;; | Foundation of the [[Cordeliers]] club, which meets in the former convent of that name. It becomes one of most vocal proponents of radical change.;;;;04.17.1790;; | ||
Riots in [[Marseille]]. Three forts are captured, and the commander of [[Fort Saint-Jean (Marseille)|Fort Saint-Jean]], the Chevalier de Beausset, is assassinated.;;;;04.30.1790;; | Riots in [[Marseille]]. Three forts are captured, and the commander of [[Fort Saint-Jean (Marseille)|Fort Saint-Jean]], the Chevalier de Beausset, is assassinated.;;;;04.30.1790;; | ||
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Under the sponsorship of [[Guillaume Brune|General Brune]], an assembly in [[Aarau]] proclaims a [[Helvetic Republic]].;;;;03.22.1798;; | Under the sponsorship of [[Guillaume Brune|General Brune]], an assembly in [[Aarau]] proclaims a [[Helvetic Republic]].;;;;03.22.1798;; | ||
Following the French model, the new Helvetic Republic declares itself a secular republic.;;;;04.04.1798;; | Following the French model, the new Helvetic Republic declares itself a secular republic.;;;;04.04.1798;; | ||
Elections for one-third of the seats in the French legislature.;;;;04.09.1798;04.18.1798; | Elections for one-third of the seats in the French legislature.;-;;;04.09.1798;04.18.1798; | ||
The ''Traité de Réunion'' formally unites the Republic of Geneva ([[:fr:République de Genève|fr]]) with the French Republic.;;;;04.26.1798;; | The ''Traité de Réunion'' formally unites the Republic of Geneva ([[:fr:République de Genève|fr]]) with the French Republic.;;;;04.26.1798;; | ||
A report to the Council of Five Hundred declares that the French elections were irregular, and recommends exclusion of candidates of the far left.;;;;05.07.1798;; | A report to the Council of Five Hundred declares that the French elections were irregular, and recommends exclusion of candidates of the far left.;;;;05.07.1798;; | ||