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ThePeace of Pressburg[a] was signed inPressburg (today Bratislava) on 26 December 1805 between French EmperorNapoleon Bonaparte and Holy Roman EmperorFrancis II, as a consequence of the French victory over the Russians and Austrians at theBattle of Austerlitz (2 December). A truce was agreed on 4 December, and negotiations for the treaty began. The treaty was signed byJohann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein, and the Hungarian CountIgnác Gyulay for theAustrian Empire andCharles Maurice de Talleyrand forFrance.
Beyond the clauses establishing "peace and amity" and the Austrian withdrawal from theThird Coalition, the treaty also mandated substantial territorial concessions by the Austrian Empire. The French gains of the previous treaties ofCampo Formio andLunéville were reiterated, while recent Austrian acquisitions in Italy and southern Germany were ceded to France and Bavaria, respectively. The scattered Austrian holdings inSwabia were passed to French allies – the King ofWürttemberg, and the Elector ofBaden – while Bavaria receivedTyrol andVorarlberg. Austrian claims on those German states were renounced without exception.Venetia,Istria, andDalmatia were incorporated into theKingdom of Italy, of which Napoleon had become king earlier that year. ThePrincipality of Lucca and Piombino was recognized as independent from the Holy Empire. Augsburg, previouslyan independent Free Imperial City, was ceded to Bavaria. As a minor compensation, the Austrian Empire annexed theElectorate of Salzburg, which had been under Habsburg rule since 1803. The elector, the Austrian Emperor's brother, was compensated with theDuchy of Würzburg, created from territories of the formerprince-bishopric.
Francis II also recognized the kingly titles assumed by the Electors of Bavaria and Württemberg, which foreshadowed the end of theHoly Roman Empire. Within months of the signing of the treaty and after a new entity, theConfederation of the Rhine, had been created by Napoleon, Francis IIrenounced his title as Holy Roman Emperor. An indemnity of 40 million francs to France was also provided for in the treaty.[1]
Some remaining territorial issues, including the effective establishment of the new border along theIsonzo river, were finally resolved by the Treaty of Fontainebleau (October 10, 1807).[2]
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