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Final Recess of the Reichsdeputation 1803

 


 

February 25, 1803:

The original German name of this act is

Hauptschluß der ausserordentlichen Reichsdeputation

or a bit shorter, the Reichsdeputationshauptschluß.

In English, it is also called the Principal Decree of the Imperial Deputation.


The Final Recess of the Reichsdeputation was one of the last laws the
Holy Roman Empire came up with before the empire collapsed in 1806.

 

The Background of the Final Recess of the Reichsdeputation

With the Treaty of Luneville in 1801, French Napoleon had the Holy Roman Empire sign over all German territories left of the Rhine River.

These territories belonged to various German princes, who, according to another paragraph in the Treaty of Luneville, should be compensated.

Holy Roman Emperor Francis II was obliged to realize this compensation and his administration composed the Final Recess of the Reichsdeputation.

 

What Did the Final Recess of the Reichsdeputation stipulate?

The Final Recess of the Reichsdeputation arranged for above mentioned compensations by means of

a) Secularization

and

b) Mediatization


Secularization meant that possessions formerly owned by the Church were now given to above listed German princes in need.

Mediatization meant that smaller German states were annexed by larger German states.

In other words, an incredible amount of money, stuff, citizens, and territory changed hands.


And illustrated on a map, the entire thing looked like this

Central Europe 1803
1803 Central Europe

     
 
    
  
    
 
 

 

 
      

 

 

 


 

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