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2 unusual facts about Treaty of Schönbrunn


Treaty of Schönbrunn

A 17-year-old German patriot, Friedrich Staps, demanded an audience with Napoleon to present a petition, but was refused by the emperor's aide Jean Rapp.

Treaty of Vienna

Treaty of Vienna (1809) (also known as the Treaty of Schönbrunn) France/Austria - following Austria's defeat during the Napoleonic Wars


Chancellor of Austria

He had replaced Cobenzl with Johan Philip Charles Stadion (1805–1809) the previous year, but his career was in turn cut short in 1809 following yet another Austrian defeat by Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram and subsequent humiliation at the Treaty of Schönbrunn.

Jean Rapp

Rapp stayed in the line of fire: at Essling, he led the front of his fusiliers of the Garde impériale and carried the day; during the signing of the Treaty of Schönbrunn, he averted a planned attempt on Napoleon by the young Friedrich Staps; in Russia, he was wounded by four bullets at the battle of Moscow on 5–7 September 1812.

Zu Mantua in Banden

After Emperor Francis I of Austria had signed the Treaty of Schönbrunn, Hofer fought a losing battle.


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