French History By sirtwigbelly 260 Gallic Empire Founded 507 Battle of Vouillé: Basis of modern-day France formed Oct 22, 741 Charles Martel dies Jan 1, 751 Start of the Carolingian Dynasty Oct 25, 1415 Battle of Agincourt Jul 17, 1453 Battle of Castillon Considered the last battle of the Hundred Years War Aug 23, 1572 St Bartholomew's Day Masscre Aug 2, 1589 Bourbon Dysnasty Begins Apr 13, 1598 Edict of Nantes Issued Feb 10, 1763 Treaty of Paris signed Seven Years War ended May 10, 1774 Louis XVI Becomes King Feb 1, 1778 French aid in American Revolution Jul 14, 1789 Storming of the Bastille Jan 21, 1793 Louis XVI executed Oct 16, 1793 Marie Antoinette executed Nov 9, 1799 Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power May 2, 1803 Louisianna Purchase Aug 3, 1914 WWI: Germany declares war on France Sep 1, 1939 WWII: France declares war on Germany Mar 19, 1962 Algeria gains independence Jan 2, 2002 Euros replace Francs Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne Coronated Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne Dies Mar 2, 2022 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte signed Mar 2, 2022 Capetian Dynasty begins
