Napoleon, wiping out half of Prussian territories …
Years: 1807 - 1807
July
Napoleon, wiping out half of Prussian territories from the map, creates a new kingdom of eleven hundred square miles called Westphalia.
He now appoints his young brother Jérôme as the new monarch of this kingdom.
Prussia's humiliating treatment at Tilsit causes a deep and bitter antagonism that will fester as the Napoleonic Era progresses.
Moreover, Alexander's pretensions at friendship with Napoleon lead the latter to seriously misjudge the true intentions of his Russian counterpart, who will violate numerous provisions of the treaty in the next few years.
Despite these problems, Tilsit at last gives Napoleon a respite from war and allows him to return to France, which he has not seen in over three hundred days.
His arrival will be greeted with huge celebrations in Paris.
He now appoints his young brother Jérôme as the new monarch of this kingdom.
Prussia's humiliating treatment at Tilsit causes a deep and bitter antagonism that will fester as the Napoleonic Era progresses.
Moreover, Alexander's pretensions at friendship with Napoleon lead the latter to seriously misjudge the true intentions of his Russian counterpart, who will violate numerous provisions of the treaty in the next few years.
Despite these problems, Tilsit at last gives Napoleon a respite from war and allows him to return to France, which he has not seen in over three hundred days.
His arrival will be greeted with huge celebrations in Paris.
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- Alexander I of Russia
- Frederick William III of Prussia
- Jean Lannes
- Jérôme Bonaparte
- Levin August Gottlieb Theophil von Bennigsen
- Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Michel Ney
- Napoleon
- Pierre Dupont de l'Étang
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- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Russian Empire
- French First Republic
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Westphalia, Kingdom of
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Years: 1807 - 1807
July
Locations
People
- Alexander I of Russia
- Frederick William III of Prussia
- Jean Lannes
- Jérôme Bonaparte
- Levin August Gottlieb Theophil von Bennigsen
- Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Michel Ney
- Napoleon
- Pierre Dupont de l'Étang
Groups
- Prussia, Kingdom of
- Russian Empire
- French First Republic
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Westphalia, Kingdom of
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