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Opening of the Congress

When
27 September–14 October 1808
Where
Erfurt
Part of
Congress of Erfurt: Napoleon and Alexander I meet

The Congress of Erfurt began on 27 September 1808, intended to reaffirm the alliance concluded the previous year with the Treaties of Tilsit.

The meeting between Napoleon, Emperor of the French, and Alexander I, Emperor of All Russia, started on Tuesday 27 September 1808. It was designed to solidify the alliance formed after the end of the War of the Fourth Coalition.

Sources

  1. Congress of Erfurt Wikipedia, revision of 2025-06-12

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