in 1804 to 1805, sweden, russia, england, austria, prussia and the kingdom of naples planned to form a coalition against bonaparte's france. alexander i sent novosiltsev to mediate in the negotiations between england and france after napoleon made a peace offering to england when he learned of the anti-gallic coalition. before leaving berlin, novosiltsev learned that bonaparte had taken both genoa and lucca, and notified alexander, ending the mediation towards peace in 1805.