In 1547, a religious war broke out in France.
The marriage of Henry IV to Marie Medici
Henry IV
In 1589, the first Bourbon king Henry IV came to the throne, and the Bourbon dynasty replaced the Valois dynasty.
In 1848, the February Revolution overthrew the July dynasty and established the Second French Republic.
In 1851, Louis Bonaparte launched a coup to establish the second French empire.
In the early 16th century, before the scars of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France could be recovered, France launched ataly.
In 1792, the Bourbon dynasty was overthrown, the feudal system was abolished.
In 1793, Louis XVI became the only French monarch to be guillotined.
In 1794, The Thermidorian Reaction In 1799, Napoleon launched the Brumaire Coup
In 1804, Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor and established the first French Empire.
During the reign of Napoleon Napoleonic Wars, series of wars between Napoleonic France and other European powers that produced a brief French hegemony over most of Europe. Along with the French Revolutionary wars, the Napoleonic Wars constitute a 23-year period of recurrent conflict that ended with the Battle of Waterloo.
In 1870, the people of Paris overthrew the monarchy, declared a republic and founded the Third Republic of France.
The national emblem of the second French empire
From the 16th century, French capitalist relations of production began to sprout and develop. The opening of New Sea-route made the focus of French foreign trade shift from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic Ocean. From the 17th century, France expanded its colonies in North America, Central America, Africa and India.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon's first French Empire, (1804 -1814).After its fall, the Bourbon dynasty was restored.
In 1830, the July Revolution overthrew Charles X and the July dynasty of Louis Philippe replaced the Bourbon dynasty.
In 1643, by the reign of Louis XIV, the absolute monarchy of France had reached its peak.
Louis XIV strengthened the feudal centralized rule, greatly weakened the power of the local aristocracy, and promoted the development of capitalist industry and commerce.
In 1774,Louis XVI came to the throne
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
In 1789, The French Revolution. The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, catalyzed violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon . Historians widely regard the Revolution as one of the most important events in human history.