Napoleon, wiping out half of Prussian territories…
July 1807 CE
He now appoints his young brother Jérôme as the new monarch of this kingdom.
Prussia's humiliating treatment at Tilsit causes a deep and bitter antagonism that will fester as the Napoleonic Era progresses.
Moreover, Alexander's pretensions at friendship with Napoleon lead the latter to seriously misjudge the true intentions of his Russian counterpart, who will violate numerous provisions of the treaty in the next few years.
Despite these problems, Tilsit at last gives Napoleon a respite from war and allows him to return to France, which he has not seen in over three hundred days.
His arrival will be greeted with huge celebrations in Paris.