New East Prussia - 1807 Treaties of Tilsit

1807 Treaties of Tilsit

Following Napoleon Bonaparte's victory in the War of the Fourth Coalition and the Greater Poland Uprising of 1806 the Province of New East Prussia was ceded according to the 1807 Treaties of Tilsit:

  • The Plozk Department became part of the Duchy of Warsaw, a French client state
  • The BiaƂystok Department which was ceded to the Russian Empire

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