Treaty of Rastatt

(noun)

A peace treaty between France and Austria, concluded in March 1714 in the Baden city of Rastatt, that put an end to state of war between them following the War of the Spanish Succession. The treaty followed the earlier Treaty of Utrecht of April 1713, which ended hostilities between France and Spain, on the one hand, and Britain and the Dutch Republic, on the other hand. A third treaty at Baden was required to end the hostilities between France and the Holy Roman Empire.

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Examples of Treaty of Rastatt in the following topics:

  • William of Orange and the Grand Alliance

    • William and Louis agreed to the First Partition Treaty (Treaty of Hague), which provided for the division of the Spanish Empire: Duke Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria would obtain Spain, while France and the Holy Roman Emperor would divide the remaining territories between them.
    • In 1700, the two rulers agreed to the Second Partition Treaty (Treaty of London), under which the territories in Italy would pass to a son of the King of France and the other Spanish territories would be inherited by a son of the Holy Roman Emperor.
    • The French conveniently ignored the Second Partition Treaty and claimed the entire Spanish inheritance.
    • The news that Louis XIV had accepted Charles II's will and that the Second Partition Treaty was dead was a personal blow to William III.
    • By the terms of the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) and of the Treaty of Rastatt (1714), the Spanish empire was partitioned between the major and minor powers.

  • The Peace of Utrecht

    • With Great Britain and France having agreed upon a truce, the pace of negotiation quickened and the main treaties were finally signed on in April 1713.
    • The treaty, which was in fact a series of separate treaties, secured Britain's main war aims: Louis XIV's acknowledgement of the Protestant succession in England and safeguards to ensure that the French and Spanish thrones remained separate.
    • After the signing of the Utrecht treaties, the French continued to be at war with the Holy Roman Empire until 1714, when hostilities ended with the treaties of Rastatt and Baden.
    • Spain and Portugal remained formally at war with each other until the Treaty of Madrid of February 1715, while peace between Spain and Emperor Charles VI, unsuccessful claimant to the Spanish crown, came only in 1720 with the signing of the Treaty of The Hague.
    • First edition of the the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht between Great Britain and Spain in Spanish (left) and a later edition in Latin and English.

  • The Question of Spanish Succession

    • In an attempt to avoid war, Louis signed the Treaty of the Hague with William III of England in 1698.
    • In 1700, Louis and William III concluded a fresh partitioning agreement, the Treaty of London.
    • The 1713 Treaty of Utrecht recognized Louis XIV's grandson Philip, Duke of Anjou, as King of Spain (as Philip V), thus confirming the succession stipulated in the will of the Charles II.
    • After the signing of the Utrecht treaties, the French continued to be at war with Emperor Charles VI and with the Holy Roman Empire until 1714, when hostilities were ended with the Treaties of Rastatt and Baden.
    • Spain and Portugal remained formally at war with each other until the Treaty of Madrid of February 1715, while peace between Spain and Emperor Charles VI, unsuccessful claimant to the Spanish crown, came only in 1720 with the signing of the Treaty of The Hague.

  • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix

    • The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was one of several treaties signed between Native Americans and the United States after the American Revolution.
    • The treaty served as a peace treaty between the Iroquois and the Americans, since the Natives had been ignored in the Treaty of Paris.
    • In this treaty, the Iroquois Confederacy ceded all claims to the Ohio territory, a strip of land along the Niagara river, and all land west of the mouth of Buffalo creek.
    • 1786 Treaty of Fort Finney with Shawnee leaders for portions of Ohio
    • 1797 Treaty of Big Tree with the Iroquois for lands in New York State west of the Genesee River

  • Pinckney's Treaty

    • Pinckney's Treaty between Spain and the United States defined the boundaries of the Spanish colonies of West and East Florida.
    • Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo or the Treaty of Madrid, was signed on October 27, 1795, and established formal intentions of amity between the United States and Spain.
    • Among other things, the treaty ended the first phase of the West Florida Controversy, a dispute between the two nations over the boundaries of the Spanish colony of West Florida.
    • The Spanish acquired Florida and the southern coast along the Gulf of Mexico in the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
    • Analyze the political circumstances leading up to and following the signing of the Pinckney's Treaty

  • The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

  • Across the Atlantic: France and Britain

    • The Treaty of Alliance was a defense treaty formed in the American Revolution that promised French support to the United States.
    • The Treaty of Alliance was, in effect, an insurance policy for France that guaranteed the support of the United States if Britain broke the current peace they had with the French, "either by direct hostilities, or by (hindering) her commerce and navigation," as a result of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
    • The treaty outlined the terms and conditions of this military alliance and established requirements for the signing of future peace treaties to end hostilities with the British.
    • The Jay Treaty (also known as Jay's Treaty, The British Treaty, and the Treaty of London of 1794), was officially known as the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, Between His Britannic Majesty and The United States of America.
    • Summarize the circumstances surrounding the signing of the treaty of alliance between France and the United States

  • The Fight for the Treaty

    • The key point of disagreement was whether the League of Nations, one of the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, would diminish the power of Congress to declare war.
    • One block of Democrats strongly supported the Treaty of Versailles.
    • Finally, a bipartisan group of 13 "irreconcilables" opposed a treaty in any form.
    • The Treaty of Versailles was never ratified by the U.S.
    • Discuss Wilson's attempts to rally the nation in support of the Treaty of Versailles.

  • The Treaty of Paris

    • The 10 articles of the Treaty of Paris are as follows.
    • Ratification of the treaty within six months of signing by contracting parties.
    • The treaty with France primarily focused on exchanges of captured territory, but also reinforced earlier treaties guaranteeing French fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland.
    • Several of the articles of the Treaty of Paris were violated by all sides in the chaotic aftermath of the war.
    • Spain used its control of Florida to block American access to the Mississippi in defiance of Article 8 of the Treaty of Paris.

  • The Treaty of Paris (1763)

    • The Treaty of Paris of 1763 between Great Britain, France, and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, formally ended the Seven Years' War and marked the beginning of an era of British dominance outside Europe.
    • The Treaty of Paris, also known as the Treaty of 1763, was signed on February 10, 1763 by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France, and Spain, with Portugal in agreement, after Great Britain's victory over France and Spain during the Seven Years' War.
    • The treaty did not involve Prussia and Austria as they signed a separate agreement, the Treaty of Hubertusburg, five days later.
    • Together with the Treaty of Paris, it marked the end of the Seven Years' War.
    • Identify some of the provisions of the Treaty of Paris (1763)