The Act of Mediation was issued by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 February 1803, abolishing the Helvetic Republic which had existed since the invasion of Switzerland by French troops in 1798. After the pulling out of the French troops in July 1802, the Republic collapsed (Stecklikrieg). The Act of Mediation was Napoleon's attempt at a compromise between the Ancien Regime and a Republic. This intermediary stage of Swiss History lasted until the Restauration of 1815.

See also

• Switzerland in the Napoleonic era
• Helvetic Republic
• Confederation of the Rhine

History of Switzerland

Mediation (Geschichte) | Mediationsakte | Atto di Mediazione | Acte de médiation (suisse)