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The French Revolution I

At the time of the beginning of the revolutionary process, the monarch who governed the destinies of that country was Louis XVI, who had taken over as sovereign upon the death of his predecessor Louis XV in 1774.

What were the causes of the French Revolution?

The causes were combined in different dimensions. From a political point of view, the prevailing monarchical absolutism was an anachronistic regime and opposed to the new ideas disseminated by the theorists of the philosophical current known as Enlightenment.

Absolute monarchy: From May 5 to July 14, 1789. Constitutional monarchy: From July 14, 1789 to September 20, 1792. In this stage the Constituent Assembly and the Legislative Assembly were established. The Republic: From September 20, 1792 to November 9, 1799. At this stage the Convention and the Directory were established

What are the differential stages of the revolution? The stages of the French Revolution are three. These phases correspond to the government bodies that held power and the form of government that was in force.

Why is the French Revolution known as the mother of revolutions? It is known that way, since many of the elements of today's society, politics and economy come from the ideas that expanded with the French Revolution.

Who ruled France at the time of the revolution?