In 1813 a Coalition peace initiative designed by Austrian minister Metternich was offered to French Emperor Napoleon I after he previous suffered a decisive military defeat at the Battle of Leipzig, the Frankfurt proposals detailed that Napoleon would remain as Emperor of France, but France would be reduced to its "natural frontiers." The natural frontiers in this case were the Pyrenees mountains, the Alps mountains, and the Rhine River. France would retain control of Belgium, Savoy and the Rhineland (the west bank of the Rhine River), while giving up control of all the rest, including all of Spain, Poland and the Netherlands, and most of Italy and Germany.
In OTL Napoleon, expecting to win the war, delayed too long and lost the opportunity to agree to the Frankfurt proposals, but what if he accepts the Frankfurt proposals believing it would give him time to rebuild and to strike again in the near future.
Frankfurt proposals wikipedia article
France in its "natural borders" as of 1801
In OTL Napoleon, expecting to win the war, delayed too long and lost the opportunity to agree to the Frankfurt proposals, but what if he accepts the Frankfurt proposals believing it would give him time to rebuild and to strike again in the near future.
Frankfurt proposals wikipedia article
France in its "natural borders" as of 1801