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Famous French Revolutionaries

1. Charles–Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brede et de Montesquieu
2. John Locke

3. Jean–Jacques Rousseau
4. HonoreGabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau

5. Abbe Sieyes, Emmanuel–Joseph Sieyes
6. Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

7. Maximilian Rdoespierre
8. Dr. Guillotin

French Monarchs in History

1. Louis XIV "the Great" "the Sun King" 14 May 1643–1 September 1715; Born: 5 September 1638–1
September 1715; Ruled under the regency of his mother Anne of Austria until 1651. The longest
reigning sovereign monarch in history

2. Louis XV "the Beloved" 1 September 1715–10 May 1774; Born: 15 February 1710–10 May 1774;
Ruled under the regency of Philippe II; Duke of Bourbon-Orléans, until 1723
3. Louis XVI; 10 May 1774–21 September 1792; Born: 23 August 1754–21 January 1793; Forced to
install a constitutional monarchy after 1789; Formally deposed following the proclamation of the
First Republic; Executed in public
4. Louis XVII; 21 January 1793–8 June 1795; Born: 27 March 1785–8 June 1795; Imprisoned by the
revolutionary forces on 13 August 1792; Remained his entire "reign" in captivity

5. Napoleon I; 18 May 1804–2 April 1814; Born: 15 August 1769–5 May 1821; Conquered most of the
Europe in a series of successful wars; remembered as one of the greatest military commanders in
history; Deposed in absentia and forced to abdicate, then exiled to the island of Elba

EXERCISE
EXERCISE

Choose the correct option

1. The French society was divided into how many estates before the Revolution?
a. Two b. Three c. Four d. Five

2. The economic condition of which estate was the most precarious before the Revolution?
a. First Estate b. Second Estate c. Third Estate d. Fourth Estate

3. The Tennis Court Oath took place in __________________.
a. Palace of Versailles b. Notre-Dame Cathedral

c. Tennis Court d. Bastille
4. The storming of the Bastille occurred on __________________.

a. 14th July 1789 b. 4th July 1789 c. 21st June 1789 d. 5th August 1789

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