A handy timeline of events in Versailles!

1610-1614: Louis XIII’s reign.

1630: The Day of the Dupes- the Day in which the Cardinal was restored to Royal favour.

1643-1715: Louis XIV’s reign.

1664: The party of the Delights of the Enchanted Island- first grand party to be held in Versailles.

1682: Versailles is established capital of the French kingdom.

1697: The Duke of Burgundy (Louis XIV's son) marries Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy. Their only surviving child following a measles epidemic was the future Louis XV.

1715: Louis XIV dies.

1715-1774: Louis XV’s reign.

1722: The Royal Court returns to Versailles.

1745: The Yew Ball occurs, initiating Louis XV’s affair with Madame Pompadour.

1757: Assassination attempt on Louis XV.

1756: France and Austria are allied by the political engagement of the future Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.

1774: Louis XV dies.

1778-1783: Louis XVI recognises the United States of America is a nation and aids the nation in gaining independence.

1783: The first hot air balloon flight takes place at Versailles.

1784-1785: The Affair of the Diamond Necklace- The Cardinal attempted to give Marie Antoinette a diamond necklace, but another woman posing as the Queen takes it for herself!

1789: The beginning of the French Revolution.

June 1789: The Jeu De Paume oath was written, where deputies swore to never separate until France was given a constitution.

October 1789: The departure of Louis XVI. Versailles is no longer a Royal commune.

1804: Napoleon attempts to restore Versailles to its former power.

1871: The German Empire is proclaimed within the Hall of Mirrors, in an invaded France.

1875: The Third Republic is established following the fall of the Second Empire.

1919: The treaty of Versailles is signed, formally ending the First World War.

Louis XVI, last king of France