The French Revolution (French: Révolution française; 1789-99)
The time period after the French Revolution was primarily characterized by Napoleon Bonaparte holding power in France. Although a French Directory government was set up after the Revolution, it quickly collapsed, paving the way for Napoleon to take control.
The time period after the French Revolution was primarily characterized by Napoleon Bonaparte holding power in France. Although a French Directory government was set up after the Revolution, it quickly collapsed, paving the way for Napoleon to take control.
During the French Revolution, Spain, Portugal and France achieved their independence from the European monarchies that held power over them.
The third estate
The third estate held 97% [of which held 80% peasants] the Second estate held 1% and the First estate held 2%.
The Napoleonic Code.
In 1795 the "Directoire Executif" was set up, consisting of five Directors who held executive power.
Bastille Day is the national holiday of France. It began on July 14, 1880 and is held to honor the beginning of the French Revolution with the Storming of Bastille.
If you're talking about the French Revolution and the Storming of the Bastille, it showed the 1st and 2nd estates that the power really does lie with the masses - the 3rd estate. It also showed the 3rd estate that the power lies with them. Not only did it show the 3 estates where the power was held, but it caused the brilliant Louis XVI to bring 18000 troops to Versailles, causing the Great Fear and the Second Revolution
The French national day is held on the 14th of July. French commemorate the fall of the Bastille, marking the beginning of the French revolution in 1789.
The French national holiday is held on July 14. That dates marks the beginning of the French revolution in 1789, when a crowd of Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress.