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king louis xIII of france was responsible for the palace of versailles. it was an opulent castle in a town called versailles 12 1/2 miles from paris.
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he invited all of the aristocracy to live with him on grounds because he could control them
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antoinette marrie king louis XVI when she was 15 years old.
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passed france constituent assembly, is a fundamental document of the french rev. that granted civil rights to some commoners
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a period of major social upheaval that lasted 12 years. it redefined the nature of political power
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was a commitment to a national constitution and representative government
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was attacked by a angry agressive mob, it only held 7 prisoners
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one of the earliest and most significant events of the french rev. they ransacked the city armory for weapons and marched to the palace of versailles
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was convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers, was sentenced to death by the french national convention
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a period of violence during the french revolution, the death toll ranged in the tens of thousands
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over threw the system of government under the directory of france and substituded the consulate
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he revolutionized military organizations and training, established long lived condordat with the papacy
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made the authority of men over their family stronger, reduced the rights of illegitimate children, deprived women of any individual rights
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napoleon wouldnt let the pope crown some else so he took the crown and placed it on his own head
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napoleon invaded russia, refused to be apart of the continental blockade of british goods any longer
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abdicated the throne, and in the treaty of fontaineblueau, banished to the mediterrainean island of elba
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a war that had raged for 23 years, destroyed napoleons imperial power forever, ended french attempts to dominate europe