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Client states of the Napoleonic Wars

  • Confederation of the RhineThe Battle of Austerlitz in 1805 marked a turning point for Central Europe. Napoleon defeated Austria and Russia, forcing the Peace of Pressburg on the…
  • Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)Napoleon I stood before the Milan Cathedral on the 23rd of May 1805 to receive the Iron Crown of Lombardy. This moment marked the official birth of the…
  • Helvetic RepublicOn the 5th of March 1798, French troops completely overran Switzerland and the Old Swiss Confederation collapsed. The invasion proceeded largely peacefully…
  • Kingdom of WestphaliaNapoleon established the Kingdom of Westphalia in 1807 through a series of territorial mergers. The new state absorbed lands from Prussia, Hanover…
  • Switzerland in the Napoleonic eraIn 1790, a group of exiled Vaudois and Fribourgers gathered in Paris to form the Helvetian Club. They spread ideas from the French Revolution across western…
  • Ligurian RepublicNapoleon announced the founding of the Ligurian Republic on the 6th of June 1797. This new state replaced the old Republic of Genoa in Northwest Italy.