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The Convention of Artlenburg or Elbkonvention was the surrender of the Electorate of Hanover
Electorate of Hanover

The Electorate of Brunswick-L?neburg became the ninth Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1692, when the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, elevated Duke Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-L?neburg to the rank of Prince-elector of the Empire as a reward for aid given in the War of the Grand Alliance....
 to Napoleon
Napoleon I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century....
's army, signed at Artlenburg
Artlenburg

Artlenburg is a municipality in the L?neburg , in Lower Saxony, Germany. Artlenburg has an area of 11.85 km? and a population of 1,658 ....
 on 5 July 1803 by Oberbefehlshaber Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn. It disbanded the Electorate of Hanover and instigated its occupation by French troops.








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The Convention of Artlenburg or Elbkonvention was the surrender of the Electorate of Hanover
Electorate of Hanover

The Electorate of Brunswick-L?neburg became the ninth Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1692, when the Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, elevated Duke Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-L?neburg to the rank of Prince-elector of the Empire as a reward for aid given in the War of the Grand Alliance....
 to Napoleon
Napoleon I of France

Napoleon Bonaparte later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a military and political leader of France whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century....
's army, signed at Artlenburg
Artlenburg

Artlenburg is a municipality in the L?neburg , in Lower Saxony, Germany. Artlenburg has an area of 11.85 km? and a population of 1,658 ....
 on 5 July 1803 by Oberbefehlshaber Johann Ludwig von Wallmoden-Gimborn. It disbanded the Electorate of Hanover and instigated its occupation by French troops.

Context

After Napoleonic troops under lieutenant-general Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier
Édouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier

?douard Adolphe Casimir Joseph Mortier, 1st Duc de Tr?vise was a France general and, Marshal of France under Napol?on I....
 occupied the electorate's capital at Hanover on 4 June 1803, the remaining Hanoverian troops withdrew to the north bank of the Elbe
Elbe

The River Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It originates in the Krkonose Mountains of northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
, into the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg
Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg

The Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg , also known as the Duchy of Lauenburg, was a Reichsfrei duchy that existed from 1296–1803 and 1814–1876 in the extreme southeast region of Schleswig-Holstein....
, but were soon forced to surrender.

Sources

  • in Meyers Konversations-Lexikon
    Meyers Konversations-Lexikon

    Meyers Konversations-Lexikon was a major Germany encyclopedia that existed in various editions from 1839 until 1984, when it merged with the Brockhaus encyclopedia....
    , 4. Aufl. 1888–1890, Bd. 8, S. 136 f.