The German mediatisation was the major redistribution and reshaping of territorial holdings that took place between 1802 and 1814 in Germany by means of the subsumption and secularisation of a large n
The prince-bishoprics on the eve of secularisation
The Rhineland in 1789, with the ecclesiastical states shown in purple: The annexation of the left bank of the Rhine by the French Republic set in motion the mediatisation process
Contemporary engraving celebrating the Treaty of Lunéville
Prussia's territorial losses and gains during the period
The Treaty of Lunéville was signed in the Treaty House of Lunéville on 9 February 1801. The signatory parties were the French Republic and Emperor Francis II, who signed on his own behalf as ruler of
Europe after Lunéville
Medallion honouring Napoleon and the Treaty of Lunéville