Treaties of Tilsit

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

Domains

Peace treaties

Dates

Date of occurrence 1807-07-07-1807-07-09

Places

Russia (Location; Involved)
France (Involved)
Germany (Involved)
Poland (Involved)

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Agreements between France, Russia and Prussia, signed July 7-9 1807 at the town of Tilsit in Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia). Russia became an ally of France and the two divide central Europe between them. Prussia is dismembered, its Polish provinces being turned into the Duchy of Warsaw under the rule of the king of Saxony, Napoleon's ally. Other Prussian lands are added to the kingdom of Westphalia. What is left of Prussia will be garrisoned by French troops until damages of 120m francs have been paid. Prussia and Russia would join the Continental System and exclude Britain from trade. Russia would be free to invade Finland and would have French support for the liberation of European Turkey.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Treaties of Tilsit". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 26 May 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=4411, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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