Treaty of Schönbrunn Schlossberg fortress, whose garrison had firmly resisted the French occupation forces, was largely demolished. Austria also had to apply Napoleon's Continental System, as Britain remained at war with France. One contemporary British view on the treaty was: Though considerably weakened, Austria remained a European great power. Emperor Francis I approached to the French by marrying his daughter Marie Louise off to Napoleon (whom she at first detested) in 1810. As a result of Metternich's change of policies, the Austrian forces joined the French invasion of Russia in 1812. During the negotiations at Schönbrunn, Napoleon narrowly escaped an attempt on his
Treaty of Brétigny Treaty of Brétigny The Treaty of Brétigny was a treaty, drafted on 8 May 1360 and ratified on 24 October 1360, between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good). In retrospect it is seen as having marked the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453)—as well as the height of English power on the Continent. It was signed at Brétigny, a village near Chartres, and later ratified as the Treaty of Calais on 24 October 1360. The treaty was signed four years after John was taken as a prisoner of