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Confederation of the Rhine
The
Confederation of the Rhine
(; , officially "Confederated States of the Rhine", but in practice
Confédération du Rhin
) was a
confederation
of
client state
s of the
First French Empire
. It was formed initially from 16
German states
by
Napoleon
after he defeated
Austria
and
Russia
in the
Battle of Austerlitz
. The
Treaty of Pressburg
, in effect, led to the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine. It lasted from 1806 to 1813.
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