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palace of versailles built
the palace of Versailles was build 12 miles from France. Was the home of king louis -
when king louis moved the capital of France from pairs to Versailles
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. -
when king Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette
At Versailles, Louis, the French dauphin, marries Marie Antoinette, the daughter of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. France hoped their marriage would strengthen its alliance with Austria, its longtime enemy. -
when the declaratio of the rights of man and of the citizen was written
the French National Constituent Assembly issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen which defined individual and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution. -
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french revolution
The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in France -
tennis court oath
The Tennis Court Oath 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. -
Bastille is stormed
when revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille. At the time, the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Women's march on Versailles
A group of women stormed the castle out for the blood of the queen so that they could get the kings attention -
king Louis is executed XVI
a secret cupboard containing proof of Louis' counter-revolutionary beliefs and correspondence with foreign powers was discovered in Distilleries Palace. He was brought to trail for treason and executed by guillotine -
The reign of terror
a period of the French Revolution when, following the creation of the First Republic, a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place -
napoleon launches a coup d'Etat on the weak & corrupt directory
coup d'état that overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte. The event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution. -
creation of the Napoleonic code
the resulting Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. The Civil Code addressed mainly matters relating to property and families. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor
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, with incredible splendor and at considerable expense. -
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napoleon as emperor
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. -
defeat in russian campaign
whenever Russia retreated, they burned the places they left behind. Napoleon's army had trouble finding supplies and the cold russian winter made them struggle, and it grew progressively weaker the farther it marched. -
when napoleon was exiled
napoleon was striped of his power and was exiled after the loss of the battle of waterloo -
battle of waterloo
ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever.