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Palace of Versailles built
This palace was built a little while away from France. King Louis and his family lived there until his reign came to an end. -
when king Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
Louis the 14th is the one who made the decision. And Paris was never really the capital it was just thought of to be. -
when king Louis XVI married Marie Antoniette
they were 15 and 14 when they got married. That was considered normal for them to get married young. -
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french revolution
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The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. -
the tennis court oath
On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath in the tennis court which had been built in 1686 for the use of the Versailles palace. The vote was "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary until the Constitution of the kingdom is established" -
Bastille is stormed
the people of Paris wanted ammunition and stormed the jailhouse. they did not e=intend to set anyone free -
when the declaration of the rights of man and of citizen was written
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen came into existence in the summer of 1789, 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. -
Women march on Versailles
it's also known as the October march. and they're was a massive food shortage and they all thought the king had the food. -
king Louis XVI is executed
In November 1792, a secret cupboard containing proof of Louis' counter-revolutionary beliefs and correspondence with foreign powers was discovered in Tuileries Palace. He was brought to trial for treason and executed by guillotine on 21 January 1793. -
the reign of terror
It began on September 5, 1793, with The Terror being institutionalized. During this time, French people who did not support the revolution were executed at the guillotine. -
napoleon launches a coup d'etat on the weak and corrupt directory
happened in France. The event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution. -
creation of Napoleonic code
The Code, with its stress on clearly written and accessible law, was a major step in replacing the previous patchwork of feudal laws. the goal was to restore order within the nation. -
napoleon crowns himself emperor
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor and made Josephine Empress. it took place in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris -
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napoleon as emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military general, the first emperor of France and one of the world's greatest military leaders. -
defeat in Russian campaign
Napoleon won some initial victories against his enemies, but he suffered a crushing defeat in October 1813 at the Battle of Leipzig. By the following March, Paris had been captured and Napoleon was forced into exile on the island of Elba. -
when Napoleon was exiled
Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. he was exiled more than once. -
battle of waterloo
Napoleon rose through the ranks of the French army during the French Revolution, seized control of the French government in 1799, and became emperor in 1804. ... The Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon's forces were defeated by the British and Prussians, marked the end of his reign and of France's domination in Europe