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King Louis XIII of France was responsible for the Palace of Versailles, an opulent castle in the town of Versailles that sits just 12.5 miles outside of Paris -
Upon its completion in 1682, Louis moved in, and changed the capital from Paris to Versailles to escape the turmoil Paris was subject to. -
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. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 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. -
It sought to completely change the relationship between the rulers and those they governed and to redefine the nature of political power. -
A state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. -
The Tennis Court Oath was a commitment to a national constitution and representative government -
The March on Versailles. Concerned over the high price and scarcity of bread, women from the marketplaces of Paris led the March on Versailles on October 5, 1789. -
Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. -
was a period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution. -
The Napoleonic Code made the authority of men over their families stronger, deprived women of any individual rights, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children -
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. -
Ignoring the advice of his closest advisors, Napoleon invaded Russia. -
French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever. -
Marie Antoinette married the future French king Louis XVI when she was just 15 years old.