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King Louis moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles. Louis XIV hoped to extract more control of the government from the nobility.
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King Louis XVI married Marie Antoinette. She's from Austria.
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It's a gorgeous palace. It was built in 1789.
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King Louis XVI needed more money but he failed to raise more taxes. This instead turned into a protest about conditions in France.
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They agreed not to disband until a new French constitution had been adopted. They declared itself the National Assembly.
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Bastille is on the east side of Paris. It was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob.
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The declaration of the rights of man and of the citizen was written. It's a fundamental document of the French Revolution.
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They encouraged by revolutionary agitators. They ransacked the city armory for weapons and marched to the Palace of Versailles.
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King Louis XVI is executed by the guillotine. He was brought to trail for treason.
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France was governed by the National Convention. There was constitutional monarchy.
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Napoleon launched a Coup d'Etat on the weak & corrupt Directory.
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He created a Napoleonic Code. It codified several branches of law.
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Napoleon crowns himself emperor. He became an emperor of France.
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He played a key role in the French Revolution. He also served as first consul of France.
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France defeated in Russian Campaign. causes: faulty logistics, poor discipline and disease etc..
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He was exiled to the Mediterranean island of Elba. Napoleon's broken forces gave up.
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French attempts to dominate Europe. French destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever.