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Versailles

City

Royal palace town near Paris, seat of the French court before 1789 and site of the 1871 and 1919 treaties.

View on map 48.80° N, 2.14° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – May 23, 1808 France de facto
October 14, 1808 – April 12, 1814 France de facto
May 30, 1814 – June 21, 1940 France de facto
June 14, 1940 – August 15, 1944 Germany de facto Military occupation
since August 25, 1944 France de facto

Capital of

1682 – October 5, 1789 France
1871 – 1879 France

Events here 8

September 3, 1783 Peace of Paris (1783)
October 5–6, 1789 Women's March on Versailles
November 9–10, 1799 Coup of 18 Brumaire
August 18, 1866 – May 10, 1871 Unification of Germany
January 18, 1871 Proclamation of the German Empire
February 26, 1871 Treaty of Versailles (1871)
June 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles
June 4, 1920 Treaty of Trianon