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The second Treaty of Tilsit is signed between France and Prussia, ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
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Treaties of Tilsit
1807 treaties between France, Russia, and Prussia
The Treaties of Tilsit, also collectively known as the Peace of Tilsit, were two peace treaties signed by French Emperor Napoleon in the town of Tilsit in July 1807 in the aftermath of his victory at Friedland, at the end of the War of the Fourth Coalition. The first was signed…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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French empire under Napoleon Bonaparte from 1804 to 1815
The French Empire, known retroactively as the First French Empire, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century. It lasted from 18 May 1804 to 6 April 1814 and again briefly from…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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European country, existing from 1525 to 1947
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War of the Fourth Coalition
1806–1807 conflict of the Napoleonic Wars
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