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France's absolute monarchy was first initiated in the 16th. After the first century, monarchy begin to emerge in the 16th century and was established during the 17th century.
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Napoleon was a military and political leader. He rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution.
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An angry mob stormed the Bastille and freed the prisoners while gaining access to the guns and the amunition at the prison. The Bastille was suppose to be the strongest prison ever
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The rights of Man are valid at all times and in every place, pertaining to human nature itself. The document is a fundemantal documen.
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The first written Constitution of France was the short-lived Constitution. The French National Assembly started drafting the constitution during the summer 1789
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The reighn of terror was a period of violence that lasted a year and two months. Marie Antoinette, the Girondins, Louis Philippe II and Madame Roland lost their lives under the blade.
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This terror was targeted at the radical Jacobins and anyone suspected of supporting them. Youth and Gangs who had aristocratic connections roamed the streets beating and threatning known Jacobins.
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Napoleon was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform has been a huge influence on many civil law jurisdictions all over the world.
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Napoleon was crowned Emperor of the French on December 2nd 1804.
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In Napoleons late life he defeated Russia and then had the battle of the Waterloo. Out of 600,000 soldiers, more the 56,000 died during the Defeat in Russia
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Napoleon died from mosquitos bites. he died at the age of 51 after he was defeated adn sent to the 2nd exile in the South Atlantic
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The Constitution of France was adopted on 4 October 1958. This Constitution replaced the fourth Republic.
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Napoleon was born at Ajaccio in Corsica. He was born into a family of a noble Italian ancestory.
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The Committee of Public Safety wanted to set an example and there were so many to be guillotined that on December 4th-8th 1793 people were executed en masse by cannon fire. Whole areas of the town were destroyed and 1880 pepole were killed during this time.