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Palace of Versailles built
Is where the king stayed and lived in. The chief office of state was meant to be for Louis to keep lookout -
When king Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
Louis moved in and rearranged the capital from Paris to Versailles to escape the turmoil Paris was subjected. He invited people to try and rule them. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
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When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
They got married and Louis was 15 and Mary was 14. Their marriage ended on January -
Tennis Court Oath
3rd estate renames itself "national assembly" and decides to draw up a new constitution. Gathered at nearby indoor tennis court - take oath. -
Bastille is stormed
a state prison on the east side of Paris. Known as the Bastille, was attacked by mobs. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy dictatorial rule, and the event became on of the defining moments in the revolution that followed -
The declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
Showed individual rights at the time of the french revolution. This was somewhat like the manga Carta in which it gave each individual person more rights. -
Women's March on Versailles
This was also known as the October March. One of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution -
King Louis is executed XVI
King Louis got a death sentence after the rumor that he met with foreign powers. He was executed by the guillotine -
The Reign of Terror
This was a fight against two political sides, which caused lots of deaths. Many were killed by guillotine -
Napoleon launches a coup d'Etat on the weak and corrupt directory
Coup d'Etat ruled and overthrew the system of gov. under the directory in France. The event is seen as the effective end of the French Revolution -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code made the authority of men over their families stronger, deprived women of any individual rights, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children. All male citizens were also granted equal rights under the law and the right to religious dissent, but colonial slavery was reintroduced. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor.
On May 18, 1804, Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, with incredible splendor and at considerable expense. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
Defeat: Napoleon's Russian Campaign (New York Review Books Classics) Paperback – October 21, 2008. In the summer of 1812 Napoleon gathered his fearsome Grande Armée, more than half a million strong, on the banks of the Niemen River. -
When he was exiled
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Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time.
