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Palace of Versailles
Palace was built for King Louis XIII. Was also a small country. -
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French Revolution
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When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
Moved all his stuff into it. Louis made it the capital of France. -
When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
The day they got married. Strengthened an alliance. -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
Written to establish a constitutional monarchy. Happened because of King Louis XVI's treason. -
Bastille is Stormed
Revolutionaries stormed and took control of medieval armories. In that time Bastille represented royal authority. -
Tennis Court Oath
vote to "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary until the Constitution of the kingdom is established". Commitment to the national constitution. -
Women’s March on Versailles
About the high price of bread. forced the Royal's to go back to France. -
King Louis is executed XVI
He didn't want to give up his power. Found guilty of treason. -
The Reign of Terror
A period of violence. Many decapitations ordered by the Gov't.