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Page from a book containing poetry by J. Kellner on the Treaty of Lunéville of 1801 with an engraving of several illustrations that depict what happend on "Der fröhliche Abend des 20. Febr. in Nürnberg" [the merry evening of 20 February in Nuremberg]
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Freuden des Friedens
[Lyrics]
Der fröhliche Abend des 20. Febr. in Nürnberg.
[In image] Vivat Bonaparte. Vivat Carl
[Caption] Am 20 Februar 1801 [erziel] der hier anwesende Französ Hr General Marco die Nachricht das der Friede mit Frankreich Kaïser u Reich zu Lünéville abschlosen, welches sogleich zur zwei Trompeter u einem hiesigen Beambten publiciert und Abends die ganze Stadt beleuchtet wurde.
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The Treaty of Lunéville was signed on 9 February 1801 between the French Republic and the Holy Roman Empire. Joseph Bonaparte signed for France, and Count Ludwig von Cobenzl, the Austrian foreign minister, signed for the Emperor.