Peace of Basel
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The Peace of Basel was a series of treaties signed in Basel, Switzerland, in 1795 that concluded hostilities between France and its adversaries in the War of the First Coalition. The first treaty, signed on April 5, 1795, established peace between France and Prussia. This agreement created a line of demarcation that kept northern Germany out of the conflict and secured Prussian neutrality. A secret clause also involved Prussia abandoning its support for the Dutch stadholder, William V of Orange.
The second treaty, signed on July 22, 1795, brought peace between France and Spain. Spain ceded the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola (modern-day Dominican Republic) to France. These treaties allowed France to focus its military efforts on Austria and Great Britain, which remained at war with France.12
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Maximilian IConsolidation of power…its virtual independence by the Peace of Basel (September 22). At the same time, the French moved back into Italy, in cooperation with Spain, and occupied the imperial fief of Milan.
Read More…its virtual independence by the Peace of Basel (September 22). At the same time, the French moved back into Italy, in cooperation with Spain, and occupied the imperial fief of Milan.
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SwitzerlandExpansion and position of power…from Basel to the Vorarlberg, peace was declared at Basel on September 22, 1499; the Swiss Confederation did not adhere to the decisions of Worms, but it remained a subject of the empire even though there was little effective control left. Within two years the strategic Rhine territories of Basel…
Read More…from Basel to the Vorarlberg, peace was declared at Basel on September 22, 1499; the Swiss Confederation did not adhere to the decisions of Worms, but it remained a subject of the empire even though there was little effective control left. Within two years the strategic Rhine territories of Basel…
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PrussiaThe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic periodBy the Peace of Basel (1795), he consented to France’s eventual annexation of the German lands west of the Rhine. Moreover, Frederick William’s management of the Prussian economy was less prudent than his predecessor’s and finally brought the state’s finances into disorder. His son, Frederick William III…
Read MoreBy the Peace of Basel (1795), he consented to France’s eventual annexation of the German lands west of the Rhine. Moreover, Frederick William’s management of the Prussian economy was less prudent than his predecessor’s and finally brought the state’s finances into disorder. His son, Frederick William III…
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Christian, count von Haugwitz…France, he concluded the separate Peace of Basel (1795), which extricated Prussia from the War of the First Coalition against France.
Read More…France, he concluded the separate Peace of Basel (1795), which extricated Prussia from the War of the First Coalition against France.
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GermanyThe French Revolutionary and Napoleonic era…concluded a separate peace at Basel in 1795 by which they in effect recognized the French acquisition of the Rhineland. The Austrians held out two years longer, but the brilliant successes of the young Napoleon Bonaparte forced them to accept the loss of the left bank in the Treaty of…
Read More…concluded a separate peace at Basel in 1795 by which they in effect recognized the French acquisition of the Rhineland. The Austrians held out two years longer, but the brilliant successes of the young Napoleon Bonaparte forced them to accept the loss of the left bank in the Treaty of…
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