The First Franco-Russian Summit
The pomp, strategy and betrayal of the first Franco-Russian summit
by William Doyle
The first Franco-Russian summit took place between 25 June and 9 July, 1807. Rare enough even today, face-to-face meetings between heads of state were almost unknown in early modern times. Rulers normally communicated, even on paper, through their ministers. But Emperor Napoleon I, who had ruled France since 1799, and Tsar Alexander I, who had come to power in Russia two years later, were fascinated to meet one another.
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