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Across
  1. 6. 1415 battle in the Hundred Years’ War
  2. 7. Medieval fortress in Paris, stormed in 1789
  3. 9. '_____, Égalité, Fraternité' Motto of the French Republic (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity)
  4. 11. First king to unite the Franks under one ruler
  5. 13. Queen famous for "Let them eat cake" (though misattributed)
  6. 14. Ancient name for the region that is now France
Down
  1. 1. '_____ de Gaulle' Leader of Free France in WWII and later President
  2. 2. 1815 defeat of Napoleon, ending his rule
  3. 3. Military leader who became Emperor of the French
  4. 4. French Protestants persecuted in the 16th and 17th centuries
  5. 5. Frankish king crowned Emperor in 800
  6. 8. '_____ of Arc' Peasant girl who led the French army during the Hundred Years' War and was later canonized
  7. 10. 'Reign of _____' Violent period during the French Revolution
  8. 12. '_____ d’État' Sudden overthrow of government, as with Napoleon in 1799