Middle Ages
his famous French heroine led troops during the Hundred Years' War and was later canonized as a saint.
Joan of Arc
This king, known as "The Father of the French Renaissance," was a patron of Leonardo da Vinci.
Francis 1st
This French king ruled for 72 years and built the Palace of Versailles.
Sun king/ Louis XIV
This military general rose to become Emperor of France in 1804.
Napoleon Bonapart
After Napoleon’s defeat in 1815, this ruling family was restored to the French throne.
Bourbons
The Treaty of Verdun in 843 devided up the Carloigian empire into three kingdoms. what were the kingdoms?
West francia, Middle Francia, And East Francia. Or France, Italy, and Germany
The 1572 massacre of Protestants in Paris during the French Wars of Religion is known by this name.
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
The economic system where colonies existed to benefit the mother country, which France adopted during this era.
Mercantalism
This naval battle in 1805 saw the British defeat the French and Spanish fleets, ending Napoleon's plans to invade Britain.
Battle of Trafalgar
This 1830 uprising replaced Charles X with Louis-Philippe and established a constitutional monarchy.
July Revolution
This French king, known as "Augustus," significantly expanded French territory during his reign from 1180 to 1223.
Phillip 2nd
This 1598 edict granted religious tolerance to Huguenots in France.
Edict of Nantes
This palace symbolized the absolute power of the French monarchy.
Palace of Versailles
This storming of a Parisian fortress on July 14, 1789, is celebrated as a national holiday in France.
Bastille
This emperor ruled France from 1852 to 1870 and oversaw the modernization of Paris.
Napoleon 3rd
This Gothic cathedral in Paris began construction in 1163 and became a symbol of French medieval architecture.
Noter Dame
This queen consort of France was an influential figure during the Wars of Religion and was known for her political scheming.
Catherine de' Medici
This war (1756–1763), known as the Seven Years' War in Europe, ended with France losing most of its North American territories. What is it called in North America?
French and Indian War
This influential document from 1789 proclaimed liberty, equality, and fraternity as key principles.
Declaration of rights of man
This 1870–1871 war led to the fall of Napoleon III and the establishment of the Third Republic.
Franco-Prussian War
The Capetian dynasty began with this king, who was elected to the French throne in 987.
Hugh Capet
The 1516 Concordat of Bologna gave the French monarchy control over this institution within its borders.
Catholic Church
This French intellectual's work on the separation of powers influenced Enlightenment thought and modern democracies
Montesquieu
This legal code, introduced in 1804, reorganized French civil law and became a model for many countries.
Napoleonic code
This short-lived government in 1871 arose in Paris following the Franco-Prussian War but was violently suppressed.
Paris Commune