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French Revolution

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  • Palace of Versailles built

    Palace of Versailles built
    King Louis XIV had this built. Very big plaza and is very expensive.

  • When King Louis Moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles

    When King Louis Moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
    He moved it in 1682. He changed the capital to Versailles.

  • When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette

    When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
    They married each other to make an alliance.
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    French Revolution

    A revolution that started in 1789. Which led to the killing of King Louis XVI.

  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath
    Members of the third estate got together on a tennis court. They voted "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established"

  • Bastille is Stormed

    Bastille is Stormed
    A state prison was stormed called "Bastille." The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule.

  • When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written

    When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
    It defined the individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution.

  • Women’s March on Versailles

    Women’s March on Versailles
    One of the earliest most significant events in the French Rev. Women marched and demanded bread for their families.

  • King Louis XVI is executed

    King Louis XVI is executed
    He was executed because he committed treason. He died to a guillotine.

  • The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror
    A period of violence during the French Revolution. A lot of people died during this time period.

  • Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.

    Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.
    Coup d'état overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France. This event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution.
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    Napoleon as Emperor

    He changed the military in France. He was also the first emperor in France

  • Creation of the Napoleonic Code

    Creation of the Napoleonic Code
    A French civil code. Divided civil law into categories.

  • Napoleon crowns himself emperor.

    Napoleon crowns himself emperor.
    His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804. An attempt to change France,

  • Defeat in Russian Campaign

    Defeat in Russian Campaign
    Went to attack Russia. He was underprepared and lost a bunch of his army.

  • When he was exiled

    When he was exiled
    They didn't like him and they thought he was too powerful.

  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo
    First battle major battle that Napoleon loses.