1793 ⟶ Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Former King Louis XVI of France and his wife Marie Antoinett...
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💍 Louis VII of France Marries Eleanor of Aquitaine

On July 22, the future King Louis VII of France marries Eleanor, the Duchess of Aquitaine.⟶
Louis VII of France Marries Eleanor of Aquitaine (1137)
MarriageMonarchyAngevin EmpirePolitical AllianceNobility
FranceFrance

⚰️ Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

Former King Louis XVI of France and his wife Marie Antoinette are guillotined. Louis is executed in January, Marie Antoinette in October.⟶
Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette (1793)
French RevolutionRegicideMonarchyRepublicRadicalism
FranceFrance

👑 Napoleon's Coup: Establishment of the Consulate

Napoleon stages a coup d'état and becomes First Consul of France.⟶
Napoleon's Coup: Establishment of the Consulate (1799)
French RevolutionNapoleon BonaparteCoup d'étatConsulateDictatorship
FranceFrance

👑 Napoleon's Coronation as French Emperor

Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French.⟶
Napoleon's Coronation as French Emperor (1804)
Napoleon BonaparteFrench EmpireCoronationFrench RevolutionMonarchyEuropean HistoryImperialism
FranceFrance

🇫🇷 Overthrow of Charles X and Establishment of the July Monarchy

July Revolution in France.⟶
Overthrow of Charles X and Establishment of the July Monarchy (1830)
RevolutionMonarchyConstitutionalismLiberalism
FranceFrance