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The Palace of Versailles was rebuilt in 1631 and wasn't finished until 1634. It was under residence of France from 1682 until the French Revolution in 1789.
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King Louis didn't want to be in Paris so he went to Versailles. Before the French Revolution the King Louis and his family had to move back to Paris.
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Marie Antoinette came from a royal family in Austria. After years of being married they had 7 kids.
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The French Revolution was a dark time for France. It was a lot of battles and overthrowing royalties.
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The Third estate took a Tennis Court Oath which is "not to separate and to reassemble whenever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established."
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The Third estate took a Tennis Court Oath stating "not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the Constitution of the kingdom is established"
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The State prison of Paris (Bastille) was attacked by a mob. Soon after the prison became a symbol of monarchy's dictatorial rules.
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizens "defined individuals and collective rights at the time of the French Revolution".
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The Women's March on Versailles is also known as the October March. Its the earliest and one of the most important events of the French Revolution.
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King Louis XVI was executed after Austria sent a letter telling them not to hurt the royal family. King Louis already had problems with the people of his country which made it easy for them to get rid of him.
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The Reign Terror started in September 5, 1793 and ended July 28, 1794. It was caused because of a rival between two political "factions".
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Napoleon was a well respected figure for France during the French Revolution. He showed leader ship for his country when no one else was.
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Napoleon made the code after the revolutionary war. These laws are still followed to this day and influenced more laws along the way.
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Napoleon was well respected by the people of France and didn't want to see his country go under. Knowing that him being Emperor would be better for his people , he crowned himself.
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Napoleon and his army had a hard time looking for their supplies and started getting weaker throughout their march. This was because the Russians burned places that they left behind.
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Napoleon had retreated to Paris but due the lack of military he was renounced throne. This led to him being exiled to Elba.
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The battle of waterloo was one of the most historic battles of its time. It was the first battle that Napoleon was defeated in.
