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Palace of Versailles built
The Palace of Versailles was the official residence of France. It was meant to display Louis XIV's power and wealth -
King Louis Moved the Capital of France to Versailles
King Louis XIV moved the Capital of France to Versailles. Most of the nobles were in the capital. -
When Louis XIV married Marie
Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette were married to increase the power of them both. Marie wasn't able to have children so her reputation was lowered. -
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French Revolution
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Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was an oath within the third estate where they will continue meeting until a constitution was made. The third estate was kicked out of the meeting with the other estates so they met at a tennis court to have their own meeting -
Bastille is Stormed
The Bastille was stormed by an angry mob to free the prisoners and get weaponry. The Bastille was a prison and an armory. -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
The French National assembly wrote a fair constitution for the people of France. It allowed everyone to have individual rights -
Women’s March on Versailles
This is the time when the women marched into Versailles looking for Marie because they suspected her of hoarding a lot of grain. The women were very angry and aggressive but they never got to Marie. -
King Louis XVI is executed
This is when Louis the XIV was executed in public by a guillotine. He was convicted of conspiring with enemy powers. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a time period of executions using the guillotine. The guillotine was invented and the people went on a massacre, executing anyone who was against them. -
Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat
Napoleon launches a Coup d'Etat to take over the corrupt and weak government. He then made himself the consulate -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code
The code contained a bunch of laws that included commercial and criminal laws. It deprived women of individual rights and made the men's authority over their family stronger. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor.
After taking over the government he became an emperor so he could control the lands he took over as well as France. He did it to show that he wouldn't be controlled by Rome. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
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Defeat in Russian Campaign
Napoleon had an army of half a million and they went to invade Russia. The Russians didn't want to fight so they retreated and burned the supplies to weakened the French army. Napoleon's army ended up losing to starvation and an ambush by Russia. -
When Napoleon was exiled
He was defeated at the battle of Waterloo and then that ended the reign of France of Europe. He was exiled to an island guarded by British guards and he ended up dying. -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon gathered troops to go to Belgium but was met by an alliance of the British and Prussians. Napoleon ended up losing the battle because of his inexperienced troops and he was outnumbered.
