Treaty of Frankfurt
1871 peace accord
The Treaty of Frankfurt ended the Franco-Prussian War in 1871, requiring France to cede Alsace and part of Lorraine to the newly unified German Empire and pay massive war indemnities.
The treaty's harsh terms fostered French resentment that would simmer until World War I.
The Treaty of Frankfurt redrew the map of Europe.
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- Alsace-LorraineContested Franco-German territory
- Franco-Prussian War1870-71 European conflict
- war reparationsCompensation from defeated nation
- Napoleon IIIFrance's ultimate crowned ruler
German unification · indemnity · historical memory · Otto von Bismarck · German Empire · Versailles · territorial claims · armistice · Prussia · international law · defeat · occupation · Paris · national trauma · peace · border · surrender · siege
- 19th Century TreatiesCongress of Vienna, Geneva Convention, Hague Conventions, Berlin Conference, Holy Alliance
- Franco-Prussian WarFranco-Prussian War, Bismarck, Napoleon III, Moltke, Otto von Bismarck
- Alsace historyAlsace-Lorraine, Strasbourg, Franco-Prussian War, Maginot Line, German occupation
- Prussian GermanyPrussia, Bismarck, Wilhelm II, German unification, Reich
- treatiestreaties, peace treaties, alliances, diplomatic pacts, bilateral agreements
- Northeast FranceAlsace, Lorraine, Strasbourg, Nancy, Reims
reversal of franco-german power dynamics
Treaty of FrankfurtTreaty of Versailles
1919 settlement ending WWI