French citizens of note who were involved in the Revolution include Napoleon Bonaparte, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Charles de Calonne, Lazare Carnot, Marquis de Lafayette, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Maximilien Robespierre and Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes. read more
The French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in 1799 with the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. The upheaval was caused by widespread discontent with the French monarchy and the poor economic policies of King Louis XVI, who met his death by guillotine, as did his wife Marie Antoinette. read more