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Palace of Versailles built
In 1631, the palace of Versailles was built under Louis XIV, until the start of the French Revolution in 1789, under Louis XVI. It is located in the department of Yvelines, in the region of Île-de-France, about 20 kilometres southwest of the centre of Paris. -
King Louis moves the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
On 1682, King Louis began expanding it into his personal palace. Upon its completion, Louis moved in, and changed the capital from Paris to Versailles to escape the turmoil Paris was subject to. -
King Louis marries Marie Antoinette
On may 16, 1770 King Louis who was 15 years old, and Marie Antoinette who was 14 years old were married. The reason why they got married was because both they're families wanted them each to marry someone who's family had wealth. -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
Passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution that granted civil rights to some commoners, although it excluded a significant segment of the French population. This also gave rights to freedom of speech and religion. -
French Revolution (May 5-November 9)
The French Revolution began in May 1789 when the Ancien Régime was abolished in favour of a constitutional monarchy. Its replacement in September 1792 by the First French Republic led to the execution of Louis XVI in January 1793 and an extended period of political turmoil. -
Tennis court oath
On June 20th, the members of the french third estate took the Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du Jeu de Paume), voting "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established". It was a pivotal event in the French Revolution.This was a key event to the revolution. -
Bastille is Stormed
This was a major event in the french revolution because the Bastille symbolized the King's absolute authority. They people of France stormed this place because this was where most of the armies firearms were stored. -
Women’s March on Versailles
The Women'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. This march basically gave confidence to revolutionaries to fight for the people. -
King Louis is executed XVI
On January 21, 1793 King Henry XVI was put on trial and for betraying his country and was named guilty and beheaded by the guillotine. This was one of the major events of the french revolution. -
The reign of terror
From september 5th to July 28th, 1794 a huge rebellion named the reign of terror began. The reason why this happened is because the third estate was fed up with paying all the taxes and being stepped over by the 1st estate and so they started to rebel. -
Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.
Coup of 18–19 Brumaire, (November 9–10, 1799), 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
Napoleonic Code, French Code Napoléon, French civil code enacted on March 21, 1804, and still extant, with revisions.t was the main influence on the 19th-century civil codes of most countries of continental Europe and Latin America. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor.
On May 18, 1804, 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. He did this because he thought that he was fit for emperor and that no one else was fit -
Napoleon as Emperor
Napoleon was named Emperor after seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état. Everyone thought that he was perfect for the role because he was a great general and strategist. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
In the summer of 1812 Napoleon gathered his fearsome Grande Armée, more than half a million strong, on the banks of the Niemen River. He was about to undertake the most daring of all his many campaigns: the invasion of Russia. This was known as the end of Napoleons reign. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. This happened because the U.K. and its allies were fighting Napoleon's desire to impose a single state in Europe, which he would control. Napoleon's defeat meant the victory of the nation state over other concepts such as Napoleon's French Revolutionary Empire and Holy Roman Empire before it. -
Napoleon is exiled
In 1814, 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. He abdicated for a second time and was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, in the southern Atlantic Ocean, where he lived out the rest of his days.
