# National Convention - Collective head of the French Republic

URL: https://history-france.com/rulers/national-convention
Reign: 1792–1795
Dynasty: First Republic
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=National+Convention&go=Go

The elected Convention abolished monarchy, proclaimed the Republic and governed through the radical phase of the Revolution.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Louis XVI](https://history-france.com/rulers/louis-xvi)
- Succeeded by: [French Directory](https://history-france.com/rulers/french-directory)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1792 - [France declares war on Austria](https://history-france.com/timeline/1792-france-declares-war-on-austria)
- 1792 - [Demonstration invades Tuileries](https://history-france.com/timeline/1792-demonstration-invades-tuileries)
- 1792 - [Storming of the Tuileries](https://history-france.com/timeline/1792-storming-of-the-tuileries)
- 1792 - [September Massacres](https://history-france.com/timeline/1792-september-massacres)
- 1792 - [Battle of Valmy](https://history-france.com/timeline/1792-battle-of-valmy)
- 1792 - [Monarchy abolished; First Republic proclaimed](https://history-france.com/timeline/1792-monarchy-abolished-first-republic-proclaimed)
- 1792 - [Battle of Jemappes](https://history-france.com/timeline/1792-battle-of-jemappes)
- 1793 - [Execution of Louis XVI](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-execution-of-louis-xvi)
- 1793 - [First Coalition forms against France](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-first-coalition-forms-against-france)
- 1793 - [Vendée uprising begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-vendee-uprising-begins)
- 1793 - [Committee of Public Safety established](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-committee-of-public-safety-established)
- 1793 - [Girondins expelled from Convention](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-girondins-expelled-from-convention)
- 1793 - [Constitution of Year I approved](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-constitution-of-year-i-approved)
- 1793 - [Levée en masse](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-levee-en-masse)
- 1793 - [Reign of Terror intensifies](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-reign-of-terror-intensifies)
- 1793 - [Execution of Marie Antoinette](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-execution-of-marie-antoinette)
- 1793 - [De-Christianization campaigns](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-de-christianization-campaigns)
- 1793 - [Siege of Toulon](https://history-france.com/timeline/1793-siege-of-toulon)
- 1794 - [Slavery abolished in French colonies](https://history-france.com/timeline/1794-slavery-abolished-in-french-colonies)
- 1794 - [Festival of the Supreme Being](https://history-france.com/timeline/1794-festival-of-the-supreme-being)
- 1794 - [Fall of Robespierre](https://history-france.com/timeline/1794-fall-of-robespierre)
- 1794 - [Thermidorian Reaction](https://history-france.com/timeline/1794-thermidorian-reaction)
- 1795 - [White Terror](https://history-france.com/timeline/1795-white-terror)
- 1795 - [Constitution of Year III](https://history-france.com/timeline/1795-constitution-of-year-iii)
- 1795 - [13 Vendémiaire uprising suppressed](https://history-france.com/timeline/1795-13-vendemiaire-uprising-suppressed)
- 1795 - [Directory begins](https://history-france.com/timeline/1795-directory-begins)