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Palace of Versailles built
It was a small country residence and, according to the Maréchal de Bassompierre. Louis XIII decided to rebuild it in 1631. Construction continued until 1634 and laid the basis of the Palace we know today. -
When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
It was mostly used as a hunting lodge. Louis had other plans for it. -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a commitment to a national constitution and representative government. -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the 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’s March on Versailles
It ended the king's independence and signified the change of power and reforms about to overtake France. -
Bastille is Stormed
The Storming of the Bastille was an event that occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789, 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. -
King Louis is executed XVI
Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. He was guillotined on -
Napoleon launches a Coup d’Etat on the weak & 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. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799 -
Napoleon crowns himself 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 -
Creation of the Napoleonic Code
the resulting Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. -
Napoleon as Emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the de facto leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
Tsar Alexander I allied with Napoleon, refused to be part of the continental blockade of British goods any longer. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium -
When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
At Versailles, Louis marries Marie Antoinette, the daughter of Austrian Archduchess. France hoped their marriage would strengthen its alliance with Austria, its longtime enemy. -
The reign of terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of state sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution