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Germany – German States. Kingdom of Prussia
Treaty of Paris
Alexander I, Frederick William III, Duke Wellington, Bulcher
1814 White Metal Medal 47mm (59.45 grams)
EMP OF RUSSIA KING OF PRUSSIA DUKE OF WELLINGTON & MARSHAL BLUCHER MDCCCXIV, Four leaders facing right.
Athena seated with shield, child below.
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The Treaty of Paris, signed on 30 May 1814, ended the war between France and the Sixth Coalition, part of the Napoleonic Wars, following an armistice signed on 23 April between Charles, Count of Artois, and the allies. The treaty set the borders for France under the House of Bourbon and restored territories to other nations. It is sometimes called the First Peace of Paris, as another one followed in 1815.
This treaty was signed on 30 May 1814, following an armistice signed on 23 April 1814 between Charles, Count of Artois, and the allies. Napoleon had abdicated as Emperor on 13 April, as a result of negotiations at Fontainebleau.
Peace talks had started on 9 May between Talleyrand, who negotiated with the allies of Chaumont on behalf of the exiled Bourbon king Louis XVIII of France, and the allies. The Treaty of Paris established peace between France and Great Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia, who in March had defined their common war aim in Chaumont. Signatories were:
Talleyrand, for France Lords Castlereagh, Aberdeen and Cathcart for Great Britain Counts Razumovsky and Nesselrode for Russia Prince Metternich and Count Stadion for Austria Baron Hardenberg and Wilhelm von Humboldt for Prussia.
The Treaty was also signed by Portugal and Sweden while Spain signed shortly after in July. The allied parties did not sign a common document, but instead concluded separate treaties with France allowing for specific amendments.
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