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Absolutism and the French Revolution
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Thomas Hobbes wrote Leviathan
Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan. The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate government and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. -
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. -
Tennis Court Oath
The members of the Third Estate took the tennis court oath vowing "not to separate and to reassemble wherever circumstances require until the constitution of the kingdom is established. -
Bastille is Stormed
The Bastille Prison is stormed because of French peasants that wanted gunpower for their muskets. This event was the "spark" that started the French Revolution. -
King Louis is executed XVI
One day after being convicted of conspiracy with foreign powers and sentenced to death by the French National Convention, King Louis XIV is executed by guillotine in Place De La Revolution in Paris -
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Napoleon as Emporer
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Related to Napoleon
Napoleon successfully waged war against various coalitions of European nations and expanded his empire. However, after a disastrous French invasion of Russia in 1812, Napoleon abdicated the throne two years later and was exiled to the island of Elba. -
Napoleon Defeat in the Russian Campaign
The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 and in France as the Russian campaign, began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian Army. -
Battle Of Waterloo
The French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by 2 of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. The battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
