Metternich couldn't even spare time for lunch; he immediately leaned over the table and began reviewing the "Dresden Treaty" item by item.
Previously, as Austria was also battered by France, the high-ranking figures were all busy with their own affairs, knowing only that Saxony had surrendered to France, announced its withdrawal from the Anti-French Alliance, and had limited its army to no more than 26,000 troops, but no one had really studied the specific contents of the treaty.
"Article 3, Saxony will uphold a neutral stance, granting passage rights during wartime to all neighboring countries and France...
"Article 5, Saxony will join the "Seine-Rhine Trade Agreement," or subsequent trade agreements inheriting its contents...
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"Article 11, the Elector of Saxony renounces all claims and rights to Poland, as well as all Polish territories held..."
The Elector of Saxony had long served concurrently as the King of Poland, wielding considerable influence over the latter.
