The treaty of Schonbrunn (1809) was signed after which one of the following battles ?
- A.Battle of Austerlitz
- B.Battle of Tilsit
- C.Battle of Wagram
- D.Battle of Lisbon
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Battle of Wagram. Napoleon defeated Austria at Wagram near Vienna in July 1809, and Austria signed the Treaty of Schönbrunn in October 1809.
Austria had gone to war again with France in 1809, as part of the Fifth Coalition. After an early setback at Aspern-Essling, Napoleon won the decisive Battle of Wagram on 5 and 6 July 1809. By the Treaty of Schönbrunn, signed at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria lost large territories, including Salzburg, parts of Galicia and the Illyrian Provinces on the Adriatic, paid an indemnity and joined Napoleon's Continental System. The next year Napoleon married the Austrian princess Marie Louise.
A is wrong because Austerlitz in 1805 was followed by the Treaty of Pressburg. B is wrong because Tilsit was not a battle; the Treaties of Tilsit of 1807 came after the Battle of Friedland. D is wrong because no battle of Lisbon led to this treaty.
Exam tip: Austerlitz led to Pressburg 1805, Friedland led to Tilsit 1807, Wagram led to Schönbrunn 1809.
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