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Was held to the housing of the king. Many strong wealthy leaders came to find offices for themselves. -
King Louis had decided to move the capital from Paris to Versailles to escape all the turmoil Paris was stuck under. -
Since Austria was a great lifelong enemy, Marriage was called for. Expecting for this to strengthen the alliance with Austria. -
It is one of the most significant and meaningful events of the time. Encouraged by revolutionary agitators, they ransacked the city armory for weapons and marched to the Palace of Versailles. -
A state prison that was ransacked and mobbed. Prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed. -
A commitment to a national constitution and representative government. Most of the French third estate took this oath. -
It was born of an idea of the Constituent Assembly, which was formed by the assembly of the Estates-General to draft a new Constitution. It would proceed to include a declaration of principles. -
The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began. Had the Estates-General of the time and ended with the formation of the French Consulate
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Period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution. The government was ordering mass arrests and deaths to a great deal of the people. -
His death was from a guillottine. Reason for death was unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. -
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who made it far as a leader in the French Revolution. He would lead several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.
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The Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. The Civil Code addressed mainly matters relating to property and families. -
After naming himself Emporer he would name Josephine empress.
He would hold a celebratory party of great expense. -
Would escape France to the island of Elba. He would go on to create a Grand Army that enjoyed temporary success before its crushing defeat at Waterloo. -
The battle of waterloo was fought in the United Kingdom on a Sunday. French attempts to dominate Europe and destroy Napoleon's imperial power forever.