The French Revolution from 1789-1799 saw the collapse of the French absolute monarchy and the rise of Enlightenment ideals of citizenship and rights. Economic troubles and resentment toward the monarchy and aristocracy contributed to unrest. The revolution began with the meeting of the Estates-General and the storming of the Bastille in 1789. A republic was declared in 1792 and King Louis XVI was executed the following year. The revolution had wide-ranging impacts that still influence modern democracies and ideologies.