Treaty of Tilsit

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bilateral treaty historical event peace treaty

The Treaty of Tilsit was a 1807 peace agreement between Napoleonic France, Russia, and Prussia that reshaped the map of Europe and marked the height of Napoleon’s power.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Treaties of Tilsit	5

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ historical event ⓘ peace treaty ⓘ
between	First French Empire ⓘ surface form: French Empire Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia Russian Empire ⓘ
concludedAfter	Battle of Friedland ⓘ War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Schönbrunn ⓘ
imposedBy	First French Empire ⓘ surface form: Napoleonic France
imposedOn	Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
language	French ⓘ German ⓘ Russian ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ⓘ surface form: King Frederick William III of Prussia Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ surface form: Napoleon I Alexander I of Russia ⓘ surface form: Tsar Alexander I of Russia
partOf	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
preceded	French invasion of Russia ⓘ
required	Prussia to cede about half of its territory ⓘ Prussia to pay a large indemnity ⓘ Prussia to reduce its army ⓘ Russia to join the Continental System ⓘ
resultedIn	French dominance in continental Europe ⓘ Prussia becoming a French satellite ⓘ alliance between France and Russia ⓘ creation of the Duchy of Warsaw ⓘ creation of the Kingdom of Westphalia ⓘ end of the War of the Fourth Coalition ⓘ height of Napoleon’s power ⓘ humiliation of Prussia ⓘ temporary peace between France and Russia ⓘ territorial losses for Prussia ⓘ
signedBy	Alexander I of Russia ⓘ Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia ⓘ surface form: Frederick William III of Prussia Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ surface form: Napoleon I
signedIn	East Prussia ⓘ Tilsit ⓘ
signedInPresentDay	Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia ⓘ
signedOn	7 July 1807 ⓘ 9 July 1807 ⓘ
stipulated	French mediation in disputes between Russia and the Ottoman Empire ⓘ closure of Russian ports to British trade ⓘ recognition of the Duchy of Warsaw by Russia ⓘ recognition of the Kingdom of Westphalia by Prussia ⓘ
strengthened	French hegemony in Europe ⓘ
underminedBy	Russian dissatisfaction with the Continental System ⓘ deterioration of Franco-Russian relations ⓘ
weakened	Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia