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| 1302 | Philip IV |  |
| The 1st opening of the Estates General |
| 1593 | Henry IV | |
| Feb The Estates General meets for the 1st time since 1576 |
| 1626 | Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| Dec Opens the Assembly of Notables to unite the nobility |
| 1643 | Anne of Austria | |
| 18th May Granted sole & absolute power by the Paris Parliament |
| 1648 | Anne of Austria | |
| Describes the Chambre as a "republic within the monarchy" |
| Grants concessions to the Chambre by withdrawing Mazarine's intendants |
| 22nd Sep Signs a declaration granting further reform |
| 22nd Sep worried her son will be a "cardboard King" |
| 1661 | Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 10th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of France, appoints himself |
| 1715 | Philippe II of Orleans | |
| 15th Sep The right of remonstrance is restored to the parlement of Paris |
| 1718 | Dubois, Guillaume | |
| Sep Abolishes councils for religion, war, foreign affairs & the interior |
| 1732 | Louis XV | |
| The States General claims that the Paris Parlement is the Parlement of the Nation |
| 1788 | SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| Publication of "Qu'est-ce que le tiers ‚tat?", "What is the Third Estate?", demands the 3rd Estate in government |
| 1789 | Bailly, Jean Sylvain | |
| 17th June Takes a pledge with the 3rd Estate not to separate until a new constitution is devised |
| 17th June Takes the Tennis Court Oath |
| 1789 | Boissy | |
| 17th June One of the 3rd Estate who declare a National Assembly |
| 1789 | Lafayette | |
| 26th Aug The Constituent Assembly accepts the Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen |
| 1789 | Louis VI | |
| 9th July The Constituent Assembly is recognized by the King |
| 9th July The National Assembly changes its name to the Constituent Assembly |
| 1789 | Louis XVI | |
| 5th May The Third Estate demands voting by head instead of by Estate |
| 17th June Versailles The commoners of the Third Estate declare themselves to be the National Assembly |
| 20th June Versailles Members of the National Assembly swear not to disband until there is a constitution |
| 15th Sep Made suspensive by a vote of the National Assembly carried by 673 votes to 352 |
| 1789 | Marie-Antoinette | |
| Forces Louis to oppose the abolition of feudalism & the restricting of Royal powers |
| 1789 | Mirabeau | |
| 9th July The Constituent Assembly is formed, the model for 19th century Liberal Constitutions |
| 1789 | SieyŠs, Emmanuel Joseph | |
| Proposes that the Third Estate assume the title of "National Assembly" |
| 1790 | Louis XVI | |
| 19th June Forced to witness the National Assembly abolish the nobility |
| 1790 | Mirabeau | |
| 12th July The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed by the Constituent Assembly |
| 12th July Under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy the Church becomes a State Church |
| 1791 | Desmoulins, Camille | |
| Presents a petition demanding an end to the King's veto |
| 1791 | Louis XVI | |
| 14th Sep Louis XVI accepts the new Constitution |
| 1792 | Lafayette | |
| 18th June Announces to the Assembly that the Jacobins are a state within a state |
| 1792 | Louis XVI | |
| 29th Nov Vetoes the law regarding refractory priests & accused of undermining the constitution |
| 1793 | Danton, Georges Jacques | |
| 6th April Helps form the committee of public safety which assumes dictatorial powers |
| 1793 | Isnard, Maximin | |
| Proposes a committee of 9, the Committee of Public Safety |
| 6th April The Committee of Public Safety is formed based upon Isnard's proposal |
| 1793 | Paoli, Pascale | |
| 1st July Corsica Corsica is split into 2 in order to reduce Paoli's influence |
| 1st July Corsica The Corsican Convention dissolves Corsica's Primary Assembly |
| 1794 | Babeuf, Francois Noel | |
| Calls for a new popular insurrection to secure the suspended constitution of 1793 |
| 1799 | Napoleon I | |
| 10th Nov Helps overthrow the Directory & replace it with the Consulate |
| 25th Dec The Constitution of Year VIII comes into force |
| 1802 | Napoleon I | |
| Agrees a concordat, the state retains control over education & the clergy |
| The Church becomes a Government department |
| 1807 | Napoleon I | |
| 18th Aug The Tribunate is abolished leaving Napoleon in total power |
| 1808 | Murat | |
| Naples Introduces the Code Napoleon |
| 1851 | Napoleon III | |
| 2nd Dec The 3rd Republic ends after 3 yrs when President Louis Napoleon makes himself dictator |
| 1870 | Gambetta, Leon | |
| 4th Sep Heads the new Provisional Goverment |
| 1870 | Napoleon III | |
| Wins a plebiscite approving Constitutional Monarchy |
| 1871 | Thiers, Louis Adolphie | |
| Paris 1st President of the 3rd Republic |
| 1875 | Cissey, Ernest-Louis-octave de | |
| 30th Jan The republican constitution is passed by 1 vote |
| 1940 | Petain, Henri Philippe | |
| 16th June Vichy Forms the Vichy Government & gives orders for the British to leave France |
| 1944 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| A fortnight after the liberation the Provisional Government in Algiers moves to Paris |
| President of the Provisional Government prior to the establishment of the 4th Republic |
| The Government of National Unanimity is formed |
| 3rd June The Algiers Committee declares itself the Provisional Government of France |
| 28th Aug Announces resistance organisations & Liberation Committees will have advisory roles |
| 28th Aug Announces the Government will run centrally |
| 1946 | Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| The provisional Government is reformed |
| 1958 | Mollet, Guy Alcide | |
| One of the authors of the Constitution of the 5th Republic |
| 2005 | Fabius, Laurent | |
| 29th May Lead the rebel group of the PS advocating a 'no' vote in referendum on the European Constitution |
