Treaty of Paris
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The Treaties of Paris refer to two agreements that concluded the Napoleonic Wars. The first, signed on May 30, 1814, was between France and the victorious Allies. It restored the Bourbon dynasty to France and allowed the nation to retain its 1792 boundaries, though some colonies were ceded to Great Britain.1
The second treaty, dated November 20, 1815, was signed after Napoleon's brief return to power and his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. This treaty imposed harsher terms on France, altering its borders to those of January 1, 1790, and requiring significant financial indemnities and an occupying army.1
It's important to distinguish these from other Treaties of Paris, such as those ending the Seven Years' War in 1763 or the American Revolution in 1783.2345
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Ionian Islands…islands were placed by the Treaty of Paris (1815) under the exclusive protection of Great Britain.
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