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Palace of Versailles built
King Louis XVI built it as his own residence and had political figures stay there. -
When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
When King Louis moved into his residence of Versailles he then made it the capital of France which used to be Paris. -
When king Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
King Louis XVI married the Archduchess of Austria. -
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French Revolution
A revolution to bring change to France -
Tennis Court Oath
An assembly of the Third estate that swore to not leave and continue to come together till they get a new constitution for France written. -
Bastille is Stormed
An angry mob stormed the prison Bastille. -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
It was a statement of the values of the French Revolution. -
Women’s March on Versailles
A mob of angry women marched twords Versailles and was one of the first significant events of the Revolutions -
King Louis XVI is executed
King Louis XVI was publicly executed by a guillotine during the Revolution. -
Reign of Terror
A time during the French Revolution when a series of public execution and massacres happened. -
Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.
A coup to overthrow the system of government under the directory in France. -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code
French civil code -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor.
Napoleon announces himself as the Emperor of France. -
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Napoleon as Emperor
Napoleon is Emperor of France -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
Napoleon and his forces are forced to retreat from Russia due to the harsh winter. -
Napoleon is Exiled
After his defeat at Waterloo he is exiled to the island of Saint Helena. -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon's forces are defeated at the battle in Waterloo, Belgium.
