# Treaty of Frankfurt (1871)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1871-treaty-of-frankfurt
Location: Frankfurt

France ceded Alsace and much of Lorraine to the new German Empire and paid a large indemnity. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Adolphe Thiers (President of the French Republic). Treaty of Frankfurt mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Treaty of Frankfurt mattered because it reshaped France’s external relationships, territory or place in wider international systems.

Ruler at the time: [Adolphe Thiers](https://history-france.com/rulers/adolphe-thiers)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Treaty of Frankfurt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Treaty+of+Frankfurt&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Treaty of Frankfurt](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Treaty+of+Frankfurt)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)