It was also directly responsible for unleashing Napoleon on the world. The incredible horror and destabilization of the FR opened the door for a dictator to restore some order.
Napoleon didn’t restore the social order he completely changed it. In France he created the model for the modern nation state. Created new institutions, a codified legal system, eliminated tariffs. In Europe at large he destroyed the existing social order. The days of hereditary monarchy was over. Even after his military defeats and the restoration of monarchy in Europe, he set the stage for their eventual overthrow. The FR began in 1789 with Tennis Court Oath. In 1794 the Jacobins took over after Louis XVI attempted to flee the country with Marie Antoniette while he was on trial and France was at war with its neighbors Austria and Prussia. It was perceived the king betrayed France and was going over to the enemy. This was after his Swiss Guard got into a huge street battle with the Paris mob and was hacked to pieces. Its too bad as there was a moderate faction called the Girondians that represented the rural people that enjoyed wide support. The Jacobins (Ropespierre and the rest of the committee of public safety led them) represented the Paris slums. The Jacobins succeeded in defeating and executing all of the Girondians. That led to the reign terror and eventually Napoleans’s rise.