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The Palace of Versailles construction started in 1631 and ended in 1634. It was the principal royal residence of France, for Louis the XIV. The building was roughly 721,182 ft squared, and the gardens were 800 hectares long (1,976 acres)
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The reason for moving the French to Versailes was because he had hoped to extract more control of the government. He also wanted to distance himself from the population of Paris.
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Louis XVI married Mari Antoinette Archduke of Austria at the age of 14 on May 16, 1770. Throughout their marriage they ended up having four children. Only two of them Madame Royale, and Dauphin survived to see the French Revolution. After time they were executed for treason due to Louis failing to discuss France's financial problems.
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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789 was set by France's National Constituent Assembly. It was a document during the French Revolution, and was drafted by Abbe Sieyes as well as the Marquis de Lafayette which was in constitution of Thomas Jefferson.
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The Tennis Court Oath took place on June 20, 1789. It was when the members of the third French Estate voted " not to separate and to reassemble wherever necessary, until the constitution of the kingdom is established." It was a very important event in the French Revolution.
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The storming of the Bastille took place July 14, 1789. the Bastille was a prison at this time and it was attacked by an angry and super aggressive mob of people. The prison was very symbolic as well for the monarchy's dictator rule which was a very defining moment of the revolution.The people were in search of ammunition and weapons, and they also hoped to free prisoners.
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The Women's March on Versailles was also known as the October March. This event took place October 5, 1789. A crowd of women was demanding bread for families, and they gathered other women, even some men, to help them march. They ransacked the city armory for weapons, and the crowd besieged the palace. They went to Louis XVI to confront their demands very abruptly.
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The Reign of Terror happened on September 5, 1793 - July 28, 1794 that was also known as the Terror. It was a time period of violence during the French Revolution.It was a conflict between two rival political groups, the Girondins and the Jacobins. It's purpose was to purge France of enemies of the Revolution and to protect the country from invaders.
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Louis XVI was executed January 21, 1793 which was the day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers, which caused him to be sentenced to death by the Guillotine
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The Coup'etat overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France that substituted the Consulate. This then made room for Napoleon Bonaparte which was viewed as the effective end to the French revolution.
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the Napoleon code was the main influence on the 19th-century civil codes for most countries in Europe. It made authority of men over their families stronger, and deprived the women and children of any individual rights. It basically gave the men more equal rights than the women.
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By Napoleon crowning himself, he showed that he wouldn't be controlled by Rome or submit to any power other than his own. It was really important during this time because it showed a great amount of strength to all kinds of people..
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The Defeat in Russian Campaign was when Napoleon invades Russia for trading with Great Britain. He planned to defeat the Russians as quick as possible. Russia refused to fight and instead they retreated while burning everything as they went. This caused his troops to become very weakened and he ended up loosing almost everyone.
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When the allied forces invaded, Napoleon was forced to abdicate. He was exiled to the island of Elba where he basically laid around and did what he wanted.
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The Battle of Waterloo 72,000 French troops against the duke of wellington's army of 68,000 as well as the 45,00 Persian troops. Napoleon was defeated, and was exiled for the last time.
