Austria repudiates the convention
- When
- 20 June 1800
- Where
- Vienna (Austrian government seat, not explicitly named in passages)
- Part of
- Convention of Alessandria
Thugut and the Austrian government refused the terms; Francis II signed a British subsidy treaty hours before receiving the convention.
The convention proved only a temporary cease-fire, as Johann Amadeus von Thugut and the Austrian government refused to accept the terms and give up any of Austria's Italian holdings. Several hours before receiving the convention on 20 June 1800, Francis II had signed a treaty with Britain in which Britain agreed to give Austria two million pounds sterling in exchange for continuing the war with France. The treaty also prohibited negotiations between Austria and France without British involvement before 1 February 1801. Austria soon dispatched Saint-Julien to Paris carrying news of the treaty's ratification.
Sources
- Convention of Alessandria Wikipedia, revision of 2025-10-06
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