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The original residence was primarily a hunting lodge and private retreat for Louis XIII.The hall of mirrors is one of the most famous rooms in the palace. -
Hoped to get more control of the government. He also did it to distance himself the people of Paris -
They only got married because there families thought it would help there countries who have been enemies for a long time make nice with each other. Marie was 14 and Louis was 15 when they got married. -
The Declaration was intended to serve as a preamble to the French Constitution of 1791, which established a constitutional monarchy. The main purpose for this declaration was to create a government responsive to the people. -
The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. The central ideals of the French Revolution were liberty, equality, and fraternity.
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which they agreed not to disband until a new French constitution had been adopted.Displayed the belief that political authority came from the nation's people and not from the monarchy. -
It was attacked because they wanted its gunpowder and weapons. At the time, over 30,000 pounds of gunpowder was stored at the Bastille. -
These events ended the king's independence and signified the change of power and reforms about to overtake France. This march is often credited with forcing the royal court and family to move from the traditional seat of government in Versailles to Paris. -
He was executed by a guillotine. He was accused of conspiring with other countries. -
To be aloud to punish those who they saw to be enemies of the Revolution. It was for mass execution in France. -
Induced them to depart for the safety of the suburban Château de Saint-Cloud. Napoleon was charged with the safety of the two Councils and given command of all available local troops. -
Napoleon set out to reform the French legal system in accordance with the ideas of the French Revolution.The Napoleonic Code is also called the "French Civil Code of 1804" defined the concept of equality before the law and also secured the right to property. -
French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. His regime was characterized by military expansion and constant wars.He was fearless in the battlefield, and had enough charisma to draw people in with his words.
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He called himself emperor instead of king because by crowning himself, Napoleon symbolically showed that he would not be controlled by Rome or submit to any power other than himself. The legend says he snatched the crown from the popes hand and crowned himself. -
The campaign effectively ended in December 1812, with the last French troops leaving Russian soil.It failed because faulty logistics, poor discipline, disease, and not the least, the weather. -
He was exiled at the age of 51.He was exiled twice before he died. -
At Waterloo in Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. The Battle of Waterloo brought an end to the Napoleonic Wars once and for all