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King Louis XIV moved the capital of France from Paris to Versailles in 1682. The move made Versailles the de facto capital of France until 1789. -
Construction of the Palace of Versailles began in September 1623, when King Louis XIII laid the foundation for a hunting lodge. The lodge was completed in June 1624. -
Louis XVI was 15 years old when he married Marie Antoinette on May 16, 1770 -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen came into existence in the summer of 1789 -
The French Revolution was a period of political and social change in France that lasted from 1789 to 1799
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The Tennis Court Oath was a vow made by members of the French Third Estate on June 20, 1789. -
he Storming of the Bastille was a pivotal event in the French Revolution that took place on July 14, 1789 -
The Women's March on Versailles was a significant event in the French Revolution that took place on October 5, 1789. -
King Louis XVI was executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793 in Paris, France. The execution took place during the French Revolution -
a violent period of the French Revolution that lasted from September 5, 1793 to July 28, 1794 -
his statement is accurate; Napoleon Bonaparte successfully staged a coup d'état, known as the "Coup of 18 Brumaire," which overthrew the French Directory, a government widely considered weak and corrupt, and propelled him to power as First Consul of France on November 9, 1799. -
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French on December 2, 1804 at Notre-Dame de Paris. The coronation was a hybrid liturgy that included prayers and gestures agreed upon by French and papal negotiators. -
In May 1804, he became Emperor of the French under the name of Napoleon I, and was the architect of France's recovery following the Revolution before setting out to conquer Europe
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The Napoleonic Code was established on March 21, 1804. It was created by Napoleon Bonaparte and is also known as the Civil Code -
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French on December 2, 1804 at Notre-Dame de Paris. The coronation was a hybrid liturgy that included prayers and gestures agreed upon by French and papal negotiators. -
The Battle of Waterloo was a decisive victory for the British and Prussians over the French on June 18, 1815 -
"When he was exiled" means the time period or specific event during which a person was forced to leave their home country, usually as a punishment or due to political circumstances