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Palace of Versailles built
a former royal residence located in Versailles. construction started in 1634 and was opened in 1789 -
When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
Versailles before the reign of Louis was mostly used as a royal hunting lodge but in 1661, Louis began expanding it into his personal palace -
When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
they got married to unite austria and france. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. -
Tennis Court Oath
a commitment to a national constitution and representative government -
Bastille is Stormed
The Storming of the Bastille was an event that occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789, when revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen came into existence in the summer of 1789, born of an idea of the Constituent Assembly, which was formed by the assembly of the Estates General to draft a new Constitution, and precede it with a declaration of principles. -
Women’s March on Versailles
The Women's March on Versailles, also known as the October March, the October Days or simply the March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. -
King Louis is executed XVI
Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death because he was unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government. -
The Reign of Terror
a period of state sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution -
Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.
overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte. -
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Napoleon as emporer
As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again in 1815. He won most of the wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code
resulting Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era addressing mainly matters relating to property and families. -
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
In the Battle of Krasnoi Napoleon was able to avoid a complete defeat. By the time the Berezina was reached Napoleon only had about 49,000 troops and 40,000 stragglers of little military value. -
when napoleon was exiled
On April 11, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium.