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== Medieval France == | == Medieval France == | ||
[[File:Modern history; Europe (1904) (14742728726).jpg|thumb|Europe, 900 AD]] | |||
=== French state creation === | === French state creation === | ||
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[[File:Map France 1477-en.svg|thumb|Map France 1477-en]] | [[File:Map France 1477-en.svg|thumb|Map France 1477-en]] | ||
=== consolidation of France under monarchy | |||
* Henri II, 1552 | * Henri II, 1552 | ||
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[[File:Europe map 1648.PNG|thumb|Europe after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648]] | [[File:Europe map 1648.PNG|thumb|Europe after the Peace of Westphalia in 1648]] | ||
=== French royal palaces | |||
* Louvre (Paris) | |||
[[File:Paris - Orthophotographie - 2018 - Palais du Louvre 02.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the Louvre Palace and the Tuileries Garden]] | |||
* Versailles | |||
** extravagant palace built Louis XIV | |||
** was built outside of Paris | |||
** isolates the King from the capital, Paris | |||
[[File:General view of Versailles in circa 1682 by Adam Perelle.png|thumb|Versailles around 1682, engraving by Adam Perelle]] | |||
[[File:Vue aérienne de Versailles.jpg|thumb|Vue aérienne de Versailles]] | |||
[[File:Chateau Versailles Galerie des Glaces.jpg|thumb|Chateau Versailles Galerie des Glaces]] | |||