Ended Austrian and Imperial participation in the War of the Second Coalition, reshaping European borders and leaving Britain as France's sole remaining opponent.
Key Facts
- Date signed
- 9 February 1801
- Signing venue
- Treaty House of Lunéville
- French signatory
- Joseph Bonaparte
- Austrian signatory
- Count Ludwig von Cobenzl
- Preceding treaty confirmed
- Treaty of Campo Formio (17 October 1797)
- Austria resumed war
- 1805
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Austria suffered decisive military defeats during the War of the Second Coalition, most notably Napoleon Bonaparte's victory at the Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800 and Jean Victor Moreau's victory at the Battle of Hohenlinden on 3 December 1800, forcing Austria to seek peace terms.
On 9 February 1801, Joseph Bonaparte and Austrian foreign minister Count Ludwig von Cobenzl signed the Treaty of Lunéville in Lunéville, France. Emperor Francis II signed both on his personal behalf as Habsburg ruler and on behalf of the Holy Roman Empire, formally ending Austrian and Imperial involvement in the French Revolutionary Wars.
The treaty largely reaffirmed the earlier Treaty of Campo Formio, consolidating French gains and ending the Imperial Kingdom of Italy. Britain remained the only nation still at war with France. Austria would not challenge France militarily again until 1805, when hostilities resumed in a new coalition.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte, Jean Victor Moreau.
Side B
1 belligerent
Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, Emperor Francis II.