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The Palace of Versailles was built was under the rule of Louis XIV, the sun king. Building king Louis XIV's palace made him more powerful and the palace costs about $299,520,000,000. -
Versailles became the headquarters of the government. Paris never ceased to be the official capital, the decision made Versailles the de facto center of the kingdom until 1789. -
Although Marie Antoinette condescended from her husband, she eventually developed a genuine fondness for him. Louis was completely devoted to her and never took a mistress, exhibiting a restraint virtually unheard of.
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The French Revolution was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estate General and ended with the formation of the French Consulate. The French Revolution sought to change the relationship between the rulers and those they've governed and to redefine the nature of political power.
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The Tennis Court Oath was a commitment to a national constitution and representative government. It has become one of the most iconic scenes of the French Revolution. -
The Bastille occurred in Parris, France, Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. Revolutionaries stormed and seized control of the medieval armory, fortress, and political prison. -
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was born of an idea of the Constituent Assembly, which was formed by the assembly of the Estates-General to draft a new Constitution and precede it with a declaration of principles. This is a human civil rights document from the French Revolution. -
Women's March on Versailles is also known as the October March, The October Days, or simply The March on Versailles. This March was one of the earliest and most significant events of the Frech Revolution. -
Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and was condemned to death. Louis XVI was also guillotined. -
The Reign of Terror is also called The Terror, this was a period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution. France's revolutionary government ordered the arrest and execution of thousands of people.
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This overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted and Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte. This event is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution.
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The resulting Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. The Civil Code addressed mainly matters relating to property and families. -
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor and made Josephine Empress. His coronation ceremony took place in the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, with incredible splendor and at a considerable expense. -
Napoleon crowned himself as emperor and soon changed the way in which the French army operated and turned France into the greatest military power in Europe. Napoleon's greatest achievement was the spreading of the French Revolutionary ideas across Europe and ultimately the world.
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Tsar Alexander, I refused to be part of the continental blockade of British goods any longer and that is what eventually lead to the Russian Campaign. Napoleon invaded Russia, defeated Russia, and ignored the advice of his closest advisors. -
Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history has abdicated the throne. In the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. -
The Battle of Waterloo was fought between Napoleon's French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marchal Blucher. The decisive battle of its age concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever.