Crown & Country Game Thread

[Kitteh]

His Imperial Majesty Francis II proposes a treaty of peace with the nation of France and her allies, whereby the Holy Roman Empire cedes any claim to the lands west of the Rhine, the former Austrian Netherlands, Switzerland and Italy save for the territories of Trent and Tyrol and the port city of Trieste. The Empire shall recognize the French client states in the Netherlands (Batavia), Switzerland, and northern Italy. In return, the Emperor asks only that France recognize Imperial sovereignty over the lands east of the Rhine and to invade or interfere in the Kingdom of Naples in southern Italy.

In the meantime, the Imperial armies in Baden, Switzerland, and northern Italy are ordered to fall back to Tyrol to regroup and unify into one force to defend against the French. 

[Kitteh]

His Imperial Majesty is pleased to hear that the Consul is receptive to offers of peace. It is undoubtedly in all of our interests to end this war.

However, we reiterate that the lands east of the Rhine must remain the territory of the Empire, and we will not surrender any of the German states to the dominion of France.

The Emperor would like to propose a temporary ceasefire while the terms of this treaty are negotiated.

[Kitteh]

His Imperial Majesty would like to reiterate our simple terms for peace to the Consul: French control over the lands west of the Rhine, Imperial territories east of the Rhine to remain in the Empire, recognition of the French allied republics in Batavia, Switzerland, and Northern Italy, and acknowledgement of the independence and sovereignty of the Kingdom of Naples. The Empire is not willing to bend on these demands.

Meanwhile, a section of the Imperial army composed primarily of troops from the Duchy of Wurttemberg as well as nearby states (such as Baden) shall be sent to Stuttgart under the command of Duke Frederick I of Wurttemberg to reinforce against the French gathering on the other side of the Rhine. The rest of the Imperial army will remain in Tyrol awaiting further orders.

His Majesty decrees the lifting of some of the strictest laws regarding censorship of the arts, but not to the extent that any material critical of the State or offensive to the Church and the traditional morality of the Austrian people. State funding shall continue to go only to more traditional art, and the members of the Emperor's court and the high nobility shall be discouraged from sponsoring any radical artistic endeavors.

Imperial envoys are sent to His Holiness Pope Pius VII, inviting him to make a visit to Vienna. His Majesty seeks a closer relationship with the Roman Catholic Church, with the need to remain strong and united against the threat of the atheistic and anti-Christian revolutionaries in France.