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Palace of Versailles built
Palace of Versailles built was a small country residence. Also, the Palace of Versailles was the principal royal residence of France from 1682 under Louis XIV, until the start of the French Revolution in 1789. -
When King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles
In 1661, he began expanding it into his personal palace. Its completion in 1682. Louis moved in, and changed the capital -
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When King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
They were only married for 22 years. The main reason why the didn't last very long is because of how young they were.. they were only 14 and 15 -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution began in May 1789 when the Ancien Régime was abolished of a constitutional monarchy. Its replacement in September 1792 -
Tennis Court Oath
Members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath. It was a pivotal event in the French Revolution. -
Bastile is Stormed
The Storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris, France. Which was on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. -
When The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was written
the French National Constituent Assembly issued the Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen. Inspired by the American Revolution and also by the Enlightenment philosophers. -
Women's March on Vesailles
the October Days or simply the March on Versailles. Which was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. -
King Louis is executed XVI
One day after being convicted with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention. King Louis XVI is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. -
The Reign of Terror
A period of violence during the French Revolution incited by conflict between two rival political factions. The Girondins and the Jacobins -
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Nopolean as an Empire
After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. Shrewd, ambitious and a skilled military strategist, Napoleon successfully waged war -
Napolean launches a coup d'etat on the week and corrupt directory
overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France. Then substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte. -
Creation of the Napoloenic code
napoloenic code still extant, with revisions. It was the main influence on the 19th-century -
Napolean crowns himself emperor
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804, -
Defeat in Russia Campaign
the bloodiest single-day action of the Napoleonic Wars. The Russian Army withdrew the following day, leaving the French again without the decisive victory Napoleon sought. -
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 -
When he was exiled
Exiled to the island of Elba, he escaped to France in early 1815. Raised a new Grand Army that enjoyed temporary success
