Year by year · 19th century

1806

1806 in world history: 24 events, 11 births, 11 deaths, 18 states founded and 26 that came to an end. 1,155 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 9 January

    Admiral Nelson is buried in St Paul's Cathedral

    After a vast procession through London, Horatio Nelson was laid to rest in the crypt of St Paul's. He had been killed at his victory at Trafalgar the previous October.

    London

  2. 6 August

    Francis II dissolves the Holy Roman Empire

    Under pressure from Napoleon, Francis II laid down the imperial crown and dissolved the Holy Roman Empire. A political order dating back to Charlemagne's coronation in 800 came to an end.

    Roman EmpireHoly Roman EmpireCharlemagneFrancis II

  3. Battle

    Battle of Blaauwberg

    The Battle of Blaauwberg was fought on 8 January 1806 near Cape Town, when a British force under General David Baird defeated the Batavian garrison of Governor Jan Willem Janssens.

  4. Battle

    Battle of Mišar

    The Battle of Mišar was fought in August 1806 near Šabac in western Serbia, where Serbian rebels under Karađorđe defeated a larger Ottoman army from Bosnia.

  5. Treaty

    Rhine Confederation Act

    The Rhine Confederation Act was a treaty signed in Paris on 12 July 1806 by sixteen German states, including Bavaria, Württemberg and Baden, which left the Holy Roman Empire and formed the Confederation of the Rhine under Napoleon's protection.

  6. Battle

    Battle of Jena–Auerstedt

    The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt were fought on 14 October 1806 in Thuringia: Napoleon defeated part of the Prussian army at Jena, while Marshal Davout routed the main Prussian force at Auerstedt.

  7. Event

    Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire

    The dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire took place in 1806, when Emperor Francis II abdicated the imperial title following Napoleon's victories and the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine.

  8. Treaty

    Anglo-Sikh Treaty of 1806

    The Anglo-Sikh Treaty of 1806 was an agreement between Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company.

  9. Treaty · Peace

    Treaty of Posen

    The Treaty of Posen, signed on 11 December 1806 at Posen (Poznań), made peace between Napoleon and Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, who had fought on the Prussian side at Jena.

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Wars and longer events

Born in 1806 11

Died in 1806 11

States founded 18

States that came to an end 26

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