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Palace of Versailles built
Louis XIV decided to rebuild in 1631. Louis XIV wanted to show France could produce mirrors just as good as those produced in Italy. Construction continued till 1634. -
When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
He hoped to extract more control of the government from the nobility and to distance himself from the population of Pairs. In 1661 he began expanding it into his personal palace.He changed the capital from Paris to Versailles to escape the turmoil Paris was subject to. -
When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
The marriage had been planned since the early 1760s, but only came in 1770. The wedding took place by proxy in Vienna. There marriage confrimed and strengthened the Franco-Austrain alliance. -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
It was intended to serve as a preamble to the French Constitution of 1791. It established a constiutional monarchy. A human civil rights documents from the French Revolution. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath displayed the belief that political authority came from the nation's people and not from the monarchy. It was signed in the early days of the French Revolution. It was an important revolutionary act. -
Bastille is Stormed
An event that occured in Paris, France, on the afternoon 14 July, 1789. Revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress and political prison known as teh Batille. Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Women’s March on Versailles
An important event at the start of the French Revolution. A large group of women in a Paris marketplace began to revlot. They marched through Paris demanding bread at a fair price. -
King Louis is executed XVI
He was unwilling to give up his royal power to the Revolutionary government. He was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was sentenced to death by the French National Convention. -
The Reign of Terror
Began when Robespierre declares Terror. This marked the begginning of almost two years of repressing perceived enemies of the Revolution. 18,500 to 40,000 lives were lost befoe ending in July 1794. -
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Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.
It overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate. It made way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte. The event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution. -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code
It resulted Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. The Civil Code addressed mainly matters relating to property and families, Napoleon set out to reform the French legal system in accordance with the ideas of the French Revolution. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor.
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804. He placed the crown on his own head, and then crowned Josephine Empress. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
Napoleon and his army of about 100,000 men occupied Moscow. He came to find it abandoned, and the city was soon ablaze. It was instigated by its military governor Fyodor Rostopchin. -
When he was exiled
He was one of the greatest military leaders in history, He was exiled to the island of Elba. It was between Corsica and Italy. -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon's forces were defeated by the British and Prussians. It was fought on a Sunday. The Napoleon Bonaparte won the battle.