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French revolution

History; French history

The French Revolution is the period of the history of France between the opening of the General estates in 1789 and the coup d'état of Napoleon Bonaparte (9-10 November 1799). This was a crucial ...

2nd republic

History; French history

The Second Republic was the political system of France from February 24, 1848, the provisional date of the proclamation of the Republic in Paris, to the coronation of Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte ...

Declaration of human rights (1789)

The Declaration of Human Rights is the fundamental text of the French Revolution, which provides a set of natural rights, individual and collective, and the conditions of their implementation. Its ...

3rd Republic

History; French history

The Third Republic was the political system of France from 1870 to 1940. This was the first French regime to establish itself over time since 1789. During this period, 14 french presidents succeeded ...

1st Republic

History; French history

The First Republic, officially named the French Republic, is the political system which directed France between September 1792 and May 1804. Led by the French Revolution, it announced a new era of ...

King Charles VI of France

History; French history

He was crowned as King of France at an early age of eleven in 1380 and become popular with the people before he became insane. His madness started when he was agitated by the sound of a spear dropped ...

Vichy France

History; French history

Vichy France, or the Vichy Government, was a period of government in France that collaborated with the Axis powers from July 1940 to August 1944 in World War II. It was based in the town of Vichy in ...