National Convention abolishes the monarchy
Labels: National Convention, Monarchy abolitionThe National Convention voted to end the French monarchy, clearing the constitutional path for a republican regime.
French First Republic (1792–1804)
French First Republic proclaimed
Labels: French First, Republic proclamationFollowing the abolition of the monarchy, France was proclaimed a republic—conventionally dated to 22 September 1792, later used as the republican calendar epoch.
Louis XVI executed by guillotine
Labels: Louis XVI, ExecutionThe execution of the former king marked a decisive break with monarchy and intensified domestic and international conflict around revolutionary France.
Committee of Public Safety established
Labels: Committee of, National ConventionCreated by the National Convention amid foreign war and internal revolt, the Committee of Public Safety became the revolutionary government’s dominant executive body during the Terror.
Constitution of Year I adopted
Labels: Constitution of, National ConventionThe National Convention accepted the democratic 1793 constitution (Constitution of Year I) and sent it to a popular referendum; it was approved but largely suspended during wartime emergency rule.
Levée en masse decreed
Labels: Lev e, National ConventionThe National Convention ordered a mass national mobilization for war, a landmark in revolutionary state capacity and the growth of large citizen armies.
Law of Suspects passed
Labels: Law of, Reign ofThis decree broadened the definition of “suspects” and authorized sweeping arrests, accelerating revolutionary repression associated with the Reign of Terror.
French Republican Calendar established
Labels: French Republican, National ConventionThe National Convention formally adopted the French Republican Calendar, retroactively setting Year I to begin on 22 September 1792 (the republic’s proclamation).
Robespierre arrested in Thermidorian coup
Labels: Maximilien Robespierre, Thermidorian ReactionOn 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794), Robespierre was arrested, triggering the Thermidorian Reaction and helping end the most intense phase of the Terror.
Constitution of Year III adopted
Labels: Constitution of, The DirectoryThe National Convention adopted the Constitution of Year III, which laid the legal foundation for the Directory as a new, more conservative republican regime.
Coup of 18 Fructidor purges royalists
Labels: Coup of, The DirectoryBacked by military force, Directory leaders purged royalist and conservative opponents from the legislature, weakening constitutional politics and increasing army influence.
Treaty of Campo Formio signed
Labels: Treaty of, Napoleon BonaparteFrance and Austria made peace after Napoleon’s Italian campaign, ending the War of the First Coalition and consolidating major French territorial and client-republic gains.
Coup of 18 Brumaire overthrows Directory
Labels: Coup of, Napoleon BonaparteNapoleon Bonaparte and allies toppled the Directory in the coup of 18–19 Brumaire, initiating a new regime and marking a major turning point away from revolutionary parliamentary government.
Constitution of Year VIII establishes Consulate
Labels: Constitution of, The ConsulateThe Constitution of Year VIII created the Consulate (1799–1804), concentrating executive power in the First Consul and sharply reducing legislative supremacy.
Senate proclaims Napoleon Emperor of the French
Labels: Senate decree, Napoleon EmperorA sénatus-consulte of the Sénat conservateur granted Napoleon the title “Emperor of the French,” ending the First Republic’s republican constitutional order (though the state name persisted in some formal uses afterward).
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