Treaty of Lunéville
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The Treaty of Lunéville, signed on February 9, 1801, was a peace agreement between France and Austria that largely reaffirmed the terms of the earlier Treaty of Campo Formio. This treaty advanced France's border to the Rhine River, with the understanding that rulers dispossessed of their lands would receive compensation from ecclesiastical territories within Germany. It also recognized the French-influenced Dutch, Helvetic, Cisalpine, and Ligurian republics.1
The treaty was a consequence of French military victories, particularly at Marengo and Hohenlinden, which forced Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire to accept these terms. The redistribution of territory in Germany, heavily influenced by France, led to the elimination of many smaller political entities and marked a significant shift in the Holy Roman Empire's structure, ultimately contributing to its end.12
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AustriaConflicts with revolutionary France, 1790–1805…peace, which came in the Treaty of Lunéville (February 1801), by which Austria agreed to the cession of the left bank of the Rhine to France (originally a provision of the Treaty of Campo Formio) and recognized French domination of the Austrian Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy.
Read More…peace, which came in the Treaty of Lunéville (February 1801), by which Austria agreed to the cession of the left bank of the Rhine to France (originally a provision of the Treaty of Campo Formio) and recognized French domination of the Austrian Netherlands, Switzerland, and Italy.
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FranceCampaigns and conquests, 1797–1807…Austria to sign the peace treaty of Lunéville in February 1801. Deprived of its Continental allies for the second time, a war-weary Britain finally decided to negotiate. In March 1802 France and Britain signed the Treaty of Amiens, and for the first time in 10 years Europe was at peace.
Read More…Austria to sign the peace treaty of Lunéville in February 1801. Deprived of its Continental allies for the second time, a war-weary Britain finally decided to negotiate. In March 1802 France and Britain signed the Treaty of Amiens, and for the first time in 10 years Europe was at peace.
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GermanyEnd of the Holy Roman Empire…II to agree to the Treaty of Lunéville (February 9, 1801), which confirmed the cession of the Rhineland. More than that, those rulers who lost their possessions on the left bank under the terms of the peace were to receive compensation elsewhere in the empire. In order to carry out…
Read More…II to agree to the Treaty of Lunéville (February 9, 1801), which confirmed the cession of the Rhineland. More than that, those rulers who lost their possessions on the left bank under the terms of the peace were to receive compensation elsewhere in the empire. In order to carry out…
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ItalyThe French Consulate, 1799–1804The Treaty of Lunéville (February 9, 1801) reestablished the Ligurian and Cisalpine republics. Piedmont was reannexed to France in September 1802, together with Elba and Piombino. The duchy of Parma was also annexed, although annexation became official only in 1808. Even in Tuscany, Austrian influence ended…
Read MoreThe Treaty of Lunéville (February 9, 1801) reestablished the Ligurian and Cisalpine republics. Piedmont was reannexed to France in September 1802, together with Elba and Piombino. The duchy of Parma was also annexed, although annexation became official only in 1808. Even in Tuscany, Austrian influence ended…
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Rhine RiverHistory of the Rhine River…further French advances, and the Treaty of Lunéville (1801) made the Rhine, along most of its course, France’s eastern boundary. But France advanced beyond the Rhine and included northwestern Germany within its borders, and the Confederation of the Rhine, created by Napoleon, extended French control as far as the Elbe…
Read More…further French advances, and the Treaty of Lunéville (1801) made the Rhine, along most of its course, France’s eastern boundary. But France advanced beyond the Rhine and included northwestern Germany within its borders, and the Confederation of the Rhine, created by Napoleon, extended French control as far as the Elbe…
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