 He then found himself in Bayreuth under the protection of the King of Prussia, but at the request of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte (in fact Fouche) he was arrested on 8 July 1801.After peace was negotiated with the United Kingdom in March 1802, Napoleon sought to pacify his relations with the Emigres.On 11 August 1802, Précy was released from prison and spent his final years exiled in Wolfenbüttel, Hamburg, and Altona.