France
(
French Republic
)
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After the outbreak of the French Revolution, the
Bastille was stormed on 14 July 1789
France's
National Day.
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The absolute monarchy
constitutional
monarchy.
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
established fundamental rights for men
freedom
of speech and press, and arbitrary arrests
outlawed
destruction of aristocratic privileges
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Louis XVI, as a constitutional king went to
Varennes…
republic on 22 September 1792…
Robespierre's terror!
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1799: Napoleon Bonaparte First Consul
Emperor of the French Empire (1804–1814/1815)
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1815–1830: re-established of monarchy: Bourbon
dynasty.
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July Revolution of 1830
constitutional July
Monarchy.
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1848: Second Republic.