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Preliminary Peace of Leoben
- When
- 18 April 1797
- Where
- Eggenwaldsches Gartenhaus near Leoben, Styria
Bonaparte and Habsburg representatives signed a preliminary peace near Leoben on 18 April 1797.
Signed at the Eggenwaldsches Gartenhaus near Leoben on 18 April 1797 (29 germinal V), the agreement was concluded by General Napoléon Bonaparte for the French Directory and by General Maximilian von Merveldt and the Marquis of Gallo for Emperor Francis II. It preserved the Holy Roman Empire's integrity except for personal Habsburg losses, and no final peace followed before the War of the Second Coalition began in 1799.
Sources
- Peace of Leoben Wikipedia, revision of 2024-04-14
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