French Revolution

By CameronASmith

  • Construction started on the Palace of Versailles

    The Palace of Versailles is a former royal residence located in Versailles, about 12 miles west of Paris, France.

  • Capital of France moved to Versailles

    Versailles became the headquarters of the government. Although Paris never ceased to be the official capital.

  • King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette

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    French Revolution

  • Tennis Court Oath

    the deputies of the Third Estate met there at the time of the Estates-General, since the Menus-Plaisirs hotel, their usual meeting place, had been closed by order of the king. On that day, they took an oath not to separate until they had endowed France with a written constitution.

  • Bastille Is Stormed

    when revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille. At the time, the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris.

  • The Decoration Of The Rights Of Man And Of The Citizen Written

    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.

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  • Woman'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

    Louis XVI was the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.

  • The Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror, commonly called The Terror, was a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place.

  • Napoleon Launches A Coup D'Etat On The Weak And Corrupt Directory

    coup d'état that overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making 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

    The resulting Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era.
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    Napoleons Reign

    Napoléon Bonaparte, was a French military general and statesman. Napoleon played a key role in the French Revolution.

  • Napoleon Crowns Himself As Emperor

    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

    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.

  • Napoleon's Exile

    Napoleon's broken forces gave up and Napoleon offered to step down in favor of his son. When this offer was rejected, he abdicated and was sent to Elba

  • Battle Of Waterloo

    during the Hundred Days, the period from Napoleon's escape from exile to the return of Louis XVIII.