TALLEYRAND, Charles Maurice, Prince de Bénévent (1754-1838). French Statesman.
Letter Signed ("ch. mau. talleyrand") to Citizen Otto, commissioner in London for the Exchange of Prisoners, sending him a copy of the Moniteur [not present] giving the terms of the Treaty of Lunéville and looking forward to the day when England will also sign a peace treaty with the continent.
1 page folio in French with integral blank leaf, Paris, 24 pluviose an 9 [13 February 1801].
Trans: ". . . I am sending you today's Moniteur. You will find in it the text of the Treaty which has just been agreed at Lunéville between the French Republic, the Emperor and the Empire [of Austria]. So now war on the continent has come to an end, and one can think that England who now sees a part of Europe united against her will no longer be able to rob her [Europe] of the benefits of peace . . . "
The French victory over the Austrians at Hohenlinden, only six months after their victory at Marengo forced Austria to sue for peace. The terms of the Treaty of Lunéville, signed on 9 February 1801, gave a great deal of territory to France, including Belgium and all former German lands west of the Rhine. Austria's alliance with England was ended. However, another year would pass before the Treaty of Amiens brought an uneasy and short-lived peace to Europe.
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Letter Signed ("ch mau. talleyrand"), as Foreign Minister, to Count Otto, "Ministre Plénipotentiére" [Ambassador] of France in London, informing him that the peace treaty between France and... etc.
