Modern era · 1789 – 1799
French Revolution
Parisians storm the Bastille. The monarchy falls, and ideas of rights and citizenship spread across Europe.
- When
- 1789 – 1799
- Where
- France
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Napoleon1769 – 1821French military leader, French Emperor 1804–1814 and again in 1815 (1769–1821)
Maximilien Robespierre1758 – 1794French revolutionary lawyer and politician (1758–1794)
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord1754 – 1839French diplomat (1754-1838)
Jacques-Louis David1748 – 1825French painter (1748–1825)%2C_orateur_et_homme_politique_-_P712_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet_-_2.jpg/330px-Anonyme_-_Portrait_de_Georges_Danton_(1759-1794)%2C_orateur_et_homme_politique_-_P712_-_Mus%C3%A9e_Carnavalet_-_2.jpg)
Georges Danton1759 – 1794French revolutionary (1759–1794)
Jean-Paul Marat1743 – 1793Politician and journalist during the French Revolution (1743-1793)
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette1757 – 1834French general and politician (1757–1834)
Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau1749 – 1791French writer, orator and statesman (1749-1791)
Before and after
Sources: French Revolution, French Revolution, الثورة الفرنسية
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