Timeline: French Revolution (1789-1799)
On November 9, 1799, the French general Napoleon Bonaparte successfully took control of France from the hands of the Directory and then went ahead to establish the French Consulate. Napoleon’s...
On November 9, 1799, the French general Napoleon Bonaparte successfully took control of France from the hands of the Directory and then went ahead to establish the French Consulate. Napoleon’s...
King Louis XVI of France was the ill-fated husband of Marie Antoinette. Louis, the last real French King, tasted monarchical power beginning in 1774. But he didn’t complete his expected...
From 1789 to round about 1799, the French Revolution ripped through France, causing unimaginable chaos, terror and deaths. And even to this day, the revolution ranks as one the most...
Marie Antoinette was a French queen whose fate was shattered into pieces during the French Revolution. As the wife of King Louis XVI of France, Marie Antoinette’s fall from grace...
Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, the capital of Austria. At the tender age of 15, she tied the knot with King Louis XVI of France. She was a symbol...