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Is a former royal residence located in Versailles, about 12 miles west of Paris, France. Louis XIV wanted to show that France could produce mirrors just as fine as those produced in Italy, and all the mirrors of that hall were made on French soil. -
In 1661, he began expanding it into his personal palace. Upon its completion in 1682, Louis moved in, and changed the capital from Paris to Versailles to escape the turmoil Paris was subject to. -
It took seven years for the future king and queen to consummate their marriage. Married on May 16, 1770 - January 21, 1793 -
Was a commitment to a national constitution and representative government, taken by delegates at the Estates-General at Versailles. It has become one of the most iconic scenes of the French Revolution. -
The Declaration was intended to serve as a preamble to the French Constitution of 1791, which established a constitutional monarchy. Which defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution. -
Concerned over the high price and scarcity of bread, women from the marketplaces of Paris led the March on Versailles on October 5. This became one of the most significant events of the French Revolution. -
July 14th, the Bastille Prison was attacked because they wanted its gunpowder and weapons. The commander of the prison was killed and the seven prisoners inside were all released. -
The French Revolution was a period of major social upheaval that began in 1787 and ended in 1799. It sought to completely change the relationship between the rulers and those they governed and to redefine the nature of political power -
Was a period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution. A series of massacres and numerous public executions took place. -
Ultimately unwilling to cede his royal power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and condemned to death. Then executed on the day of January 21st. -
Coup d'état that overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate. The event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution. -
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place on December 2, 1804, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. -
Enacted on March 21, 1804, the resulting Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. Napoleon set out to reform the French legal system in accordance with the ideas of the French Revolution. -
He was the de facto leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804. After seizing political power in France in a 1799 coup d'état, he crowned himself emperor in 1804. -
Napoleon apparently emerged as the victor of the encounter, as he lost only 1/5 of his engaged troops. On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice of his closest advisors, Napoleon invaded Russia. -
June 18, 1815, during the Hundred Days, the period from Napoleon's escape from exile to the return of Louis XVIII. Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. -
April 11, Napoleon was exiled to St Helens. The disgraced general was dropped off here for his second forced exile in less than two years by the British warship H.M.S. Northumberland.