Secret Talks of 8 July 1876
- When
- 8 July 1876
- Where
- site of the meeting of the two emperors
Emperors Franz Joseph I and Alexander II met on 8 July 1876 for secret talks on the Balkan crisis, later termed the Reichstadt Agreement.
The two monarchs held secret talks on the occasion of the Balkan crisis, with their foreign ministers also present. The results were later termed the Reichstadt Agreement (also: Reichstadt Convention) by historians for the sake of brevity. In the event of a Serbian and Montenegrin victory, the Balkans were divided into zones of interest, the annexation of Bosnian-Herzegovinian territories by Austria-Hungary and the borders of Balkan states were discussed, although the extent remained unclear, and Austria-Hungary would allow Russia to make gains in Bessarabia and the Caucasus.
Sources
- Reichstadt Agreement Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-23
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