Treaty of Paris (1814)

The Treaty of Paris, signed on 30 May, 1814, ended the war between France and the Sixth Coalition. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In the War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814 a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and a number

1 Background
2 Terms of the Treaty
3 Effect and Aftermath
4 References
5 See also

Background

The Treaty of Paris was one of two which ended the wars of the Napoleonic era. It created a peace between several European nations, namely the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and Prussia. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state ^[1]

Terms of the Treaty

The treaty reapportioned several territories amongst various countries. Most notably, France retained all of which it currently possessed territory, as of 1792, and also was returned the territories lost to England during the war. The only exceptions to this were Tobago, St. Lucia, and Mauritius. Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Saint Lucia (ˌseɪnt ˈluːʃɪə is an Island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République The treaty also reinstated the House of Bourbon Monarchy, in the manifestation of Louis XVIII. The House of Bourbon is an important European Royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. Louis XVIII (17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824 Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of France and Navarre. The treaty also aimed to abolish the French slave trade, but not slavery, over a five year period. The Treaty also granted independence to Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation ^[2]

Effect and Aftermath

Several powers, despite the peaceful intentions of the Treaty, still feared a reassertion of the French Monarchy. With this in mind, the territories strengthened themselves for protection. The House of Orange, which united Belgium and the Netherlands, was created to unify and strengthen the two aforementioned countries. The House of Orange-Nassau (in Dutch: Huis van Oranje-Nassau) a branch of the German House of Nassau, has played a central role in the political life Germany, and other countries, were to be divided into several internal states. Italy itself was to be divided into separate entities, and Switzerland was granted independence. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Contents

Background

Terms of the Treaty

Effect and Aftermath

References

See also