Treaty of Paris (1815)

Treaty Of Paris (1815)

Treaty of Paris of 1815, was signed on 20 November 1815 following the defeat and second abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte. In February, Napoleon had escaped from his exile on Elba; he entered Paris on 20 March, beginning the Hundred Days of his restored rule. Four days after France's defeat in the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was persuaded to abdicate again, on 22 June. King Louis XVIII, who had fled the country when Napoleon arrived in Paris, took the throne for a second time on 8 July.

In addition to the definitive peace treaty between France and Great Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia, there were four additional conventions and the act confirming the neutrality of Switzerland signed on the same day. These were listed by the British Foreign office as:

Contents:
  1. Definitive Treaty Paris, 20 November 1815
    Additional Article on the Slave Trade
  2. Convention on Pecuniary Indemnity
  3. Convention on Military Line
    Additional Article on Deserters
    Tariff on Provisions, Hospitals &c
  4. Convention on Private Claims upon France
    Additional Article on the Claim of the Cti. de Bentheim and Steinfurtft.
    Separate Article between Russia and France.
    Claim of the Duchy of Warsaw
  5. Convention on Claims of British Subjects
    Additional Article—Bourdeaux Claims
    Notification—Period for presenting Claims
  6. Act on the Neutrality of Switzerland

Read more about Treaty Of Paris (1815):  Definitive Treaty, Convention On Pecuniary Indemnity, Convention On The Military Line, Convention On Private Claims Upon France, Convention On Claims of British Subjects, Act On The Neutrality of Switzerland

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