Peace of Basel
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1499
- defeat of Maximilian I
- In Maximilian I: Consolidation of power
…its virtual independence by the Peace of Basel (September 22). At the same time, the French moved back into Italy, in cooperation with Spain, and occupied the imperial fief of Milan.
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- In Maximilian I: Consolidation of power
- history of Switzerland
- In Switzerland: Expansion and position of power
…from Basel to the Vorarlberg, peace was declared at Basel on September 22, 1499; the Swiss Confederation did not adhere to the decisions of Worms, but it remained a subject of the empire even though there was little effective control left. Within two years the strategic Rhine territories of Basel…
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- In Switzerland: Expansion and position of power
April 5, 1795
- history of Prussia
- In Prussia: The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period
By the Peace of Basel (1795), he consented to France’s eventual annexation of the German lands west of the Rhine. Moreover, Frederick William’s management of the Prussian economy was less prudent than his predecessor’s and finally brought the state’s finances into disorder. His son, Frederick William III…
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- In Prussia: The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period
- role of Haugwitz
- In Christian, count von Haugwitz
…France, he concluded the separate Peace of Basel (1795), which extricated Prussia from the War of the First Coalition against France.
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- solution to Franco-Prussian conflict
- In Germany: The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era
…concluded a separate peace at Basel in 1795 by which they in effect recognized the French acquisition of the Rhineland. The Austrians held out two years longer, but the brilliant successes of the young Napoleon Bonaparte forced them to accept the loss of the left bank in the Treaty of…
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- In Germany: The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era
July 22, 1795
- Portugal
- In Portugal: The French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
The Peace of Basel (July 1795), by which Spain abandoned its allies, left Portugal still at war. Although subjected to pressure from the French Directory and from the Spanish minister, Manuel de Godoy, Portugal remained unmolested until 1801, when Godoy sent an ultimatum and invaded the…
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- In Portugal: The French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars