Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine

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The Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine was the 1806 agreement orchestrated by Napoleon that dissolved the Holy Roman Empire and reorganized many German states into a French-aligned confederation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
aimedTo align German states with France ⓘ
weaken Austrian influence in Germany ⓘ
brokeredBy French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire
category 1806 in international relations ⓘ
Treaties of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
createdEntity Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
dateSigned 1806-07-12 ⓘ
followedBy formal abdication of Francis II as Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
geographicalScope German states west and south of the Elbe ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Act of Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
Rheinbundakte ⓘ
historicalContext Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
inForceFrom 1806 ⓘ
inForceUntil 1813 ⓘ
language French ⓘ
German ⓘ
legalBasisFor Napoleon’s protectorate over German states ⓘ
orchestratedBy Napoleon I ⓘ
partOf Napoleon’s German policy ⓘ
politicalEffect centralization of power under French hegemony in Germany ⓘ
end of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
precededBy Peace of Pressburg ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Pressburg
relatedTo German mediatization ⓘ
Reichsdeputationshauptschluss ⓘ
resultedIn dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
formation of the Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
reorganization of German states ⓘ
signatory Duchy of Nassau ⓘ
French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Grand Duchy of Baden ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Hesse ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ
Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen ⓘ
Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen ⓘ
other German states ⓘ
signedIn Paris ⓘ
signedUnderAuthorityOf Napoleon I ⓘ
stipulated member states left the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
member states provided military contingents to Napoleon ⓘ
terminatedBy defeat of Napoleon in the German campaign of 1813 ⓘ
yearSigned 1806 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Confederation of the Rhine → legalBasis → Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine → hasAlternativeName → Act of Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine
Rheinbund → hasFoundingTreaty → Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
Principal Conclusion of the Extraordinary Imperial Delegation → followedBy → Act of the Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine
Rheinbundakte → hasAlternativeName → Act of Confederation of the Rhine ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine