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Palace of Versailles Built
The Palace of Versailles was built as a royal home for the king. King Louis XIV was the man who had the palace built. -
King Louis Moves The Capital of France From Paris To Versailles
King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles because of and to escape the uncertainty Paris was subject to. He moved it because of the revolts that he had encountered in Paris when he was little. -
King Louis XVI Married Marie Antoinette
King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette when he was 15 and she was 14. Marie Antoinette was not from France and was actually from Vienna Austria. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was when the citizens of France fought for more control and power within their country as things were not fair. The revolution finally started to end with the execution of King Louis XVI -
Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate gathers at a local tennis court and declares themselves the National Assembly. Then, they took an oath to force and new constitution on the king -
The Bastille is Stormed
The Bastille was a prison in France but also there was an armory in the prison. An angry and aggressive mob stormed and overtook the armory prison and gained weapons. This was supposed to symbolize the end of the ancien regime. -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen Was Written
This declaration defined the rights of individuals. It says how individuals are equal and all have the same rights. -
Women's March on Versailles
A large crowd of women wanting bread for their families, marched to the palace and arrived soaking wet from the rain. Some of the crowd got into the Queen's quarters and she barely escaped through some secret passage way as they were going to kill her. -
King Louis XVI is Executed
King Louis XVI was executed after being convicted of conspiring with a foreign power when he wasn't supposed to. He is executed by guillotine. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a time from 1793 to 1794 which lasted a year. It was a time where there were many public executions and many massacres. -
Napoleon Launches A Coup d’Etat On The Weak & Corrupt Directory
Napoleon launched a Coup d'Etat that overthrew the government which created a way for Napoleon to become the leader of France. This event marked a significant end to the French Revolution. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
Napoleon served as emperor of France for 10 to 11 years after the French Revolution. He was known as one of the best military leaders of France and they welcomed him and were glad to have him as their emperor. -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code and Its Approval
The Napoleonic Code was a new system of laws in France which gave a set of laws concerning property, colonial affairs, the family, and individual rights. It also included that all men were created equally. It is approved in March of 1804. -
Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor
Napoleon becomes the emperor of France after he overthrows the french government. As a great military strategist, the people of France do not oppose him becoming the emperor. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
Napoleon was doing very well in Europe in building his empire so he decided he would try to go for Russia. This was a disaster. Russia's climate was very cold and the French did not have the supplies to survive and Napoleon was defeated by the Russians. The war lasted 6 months until he was finally defeated in December of 1812. -
Battle of Waterloo
After he snuck back from his first exile he again built up the French army and went off to fight again in the Battle of Waterloo. But after a few days he had failed and was defeated again. -
Napoleon is Exiled for the Second and Last Time.
After his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo his punishment and fate is banishment and exile from Europe. He was exiled to a British-held island of Saint Helena where he died on May 5, 1821 supposedly with stomach cancer.
