Treaty of Schönbrunn

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The Kingdom of Prussia (in blue) after the contractually proposed annexation of the Electorate of Hanover

The Treaty of Schönbrunn ( French Traité de Schönbrunn de 1805 ) was signed on December 15, 1805 between Prussia and France in Schönbrunn Palace .

As a result of Napoléon Bonaparte's victory in the Battle of Austerlitz at the end of the Third Coalition War , the Prussian envoy Christian von Haugwitz had to sign this treaty, which was approved by King Friedrich Wilhelm III. but was not recognized.

According to the text of the treaty, the Duchy of Berg , which was to be elevated to the Grand Duchy of Berg a few months later in connection with joining the Rhine Confederation , received the Prussian parts of the Duchy of Kleve on the right bank of the Rhine , France the Swiss Neuchâtel , Ansbach-Bayreuth was awarded to Bavaria . In return, Prussia was granted a claim to the Electorate of Hanover , which was in personal union with Great Britain .

With the treaty, Prussia was supposed to integrate itself into the Napoleonic alliance system.

The treaty was only an intermediate step. As early as 1806, the Paris treaty led to a further shift in power in favor of France and manifested itself in the establishment of the Rhine Confederation , which Prussia initially also refused to recognize, but in July 1807 after the battle of Jena and Auerstedt in peace by Tilsit .

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