Alvensleben Convention

The Alvenslebensche Convention, formerly Alvensleben'sche Convention, was a formal military agreement between the Russian Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia for mutual support for suppression of the Polish uprising of 1863.

It was closed on February 8, 1863 by, under the direction of the Prussian King Wilhelm I and the Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck acting, Prussian general adjutant Gustav von Alvensleben and the Russian vice-chancellor Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov in Saint Petersburg.

The Alvenslebensche Convention was directed mainly against the insurgency of the Year 1863 in Poland (see January Uprising ) and said in essence, that mutually recognized the territory and its preservation was guaranteed, Prussian and Russian troops, however, in pursuit of insurgents crossing the border into the territory is the respective neighboring state allows. Although the Alvenslebensche convention was canceled again on British and especially French pressure back soon, they caused as a side effect, however, a consolidation of the Prussian-Russian friendship, which, inter alia, in the neutral position of Russia against Prussia in the German War of 1866 and the Franco-German war 1870/1871 manifested.

This convention set for Bismarck the first foreign policy success dar. He could distract as from the domestic political quarrels ( gap theory ). He also secured with this step, the neutrality of Russia for the pursuit of national unity. Even back then Bismarck's focus on foreign policy and the special Bismarckian alliance policy became apparent.

• Policy ( Prussia)
• 1863
• International Law Treaty
• House Alvensleben
• January Uprising