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Palace of Versailles built
The palace of Versailles is where the king and queen stayed in France. The palace was important to the third estate after the French Revolution because many thought it represented the King and Queens failures. -
King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
King Louis XVI moved the capital of France because he wanted to escape the problems in Paris. The Palace of Versailles is the building where King Louis XVI moved the capital to. -
King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
When Louis married Marie Antoinette he was only 15 and she was only 14. -
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French Revolution
Period of time in France when the monarchy was overthrown and the government was taken over by the people. King Louis XVI was executed and after that they didn't have a king/ruler during this time. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the third estate decided they would not separate until they got what they wanted. The Tennis Court Oath was a step towards democracy for France. -
Bastille is Stormed
A mob of people stormed the Bastille in search for ammunition and weapons. While they were there they also free prisoners. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen defined individual rights. -
Women's March on Versailles
The Women's March on Versailles was a mob of women demanding bread to feed their families. After basically starving for a period of time they decided they wanted change so they marched to talk to the King themselves. -
King Louis is executed XVI
King Louis was executed because of all the bad things he brought to his people. His execution started the French Revolution. -
The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a short time period when there was numerous public executions mostly by guillotine. -
Napoleon launches a coup d'Eat on the weak and corrupt Directory
Napoleon saw that the Directory was corrupt and needed to be fixed. After him and others overthrew the directory Napoleon took power as the first Consul of France and would eventually name himself the Emperor. -
Napoleon Crowned himself Emperor
Napoleon wanted more power which lead him to crowning himself the Emperor of France. -
Creation of Napoleonic code
The Napoleonic code was France's first systematic law code and it said women were less than men. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
Napoleon crowned himself the first Emperor of France on Dec. 2nd 1804. While he was in power the Napoleonic code, military growth and training, and lots of expanding took place. -
Napoleon was exiled
He was exiled to the island of Elba after he was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo. He eventually escaped the island and went back to France but was exiled again and died on the island of Saint Helena. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo is when Napoleon was defeated. After this he was stripped of his power and exiled.
