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| − | The '''Treaty of Valençay''' (11 December 1813), after the [[Château de Valençay|château]] of the same name belonging to former French |
+ | The '''Treaty of Valençay''' (11 December 1813), after the [[Château de Valençay|château]] of the same name belonging to former French foreign minister [[Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord|Charles Maurice de Talleyrand]], was drafted by [[Antoine René Mathurin]] and [[José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas, 2nd Duke of San Carlos|José Miguel de Carvajal y Manrique]] on behalf of the [[First French Empire|French Empire]] and the [[Spanish Crown]] respectively. Intended as the preliminary to a full [[peace treaty]] between France and Spain, the agreement provided for the restoration of [[Ferdinand VII of Spain]], imprisoned at Valençay since 1808, to the Spanish throne [[usurper|usurped]] by [[Joseph Bonaparte]]. |
| − | Included in the terms was an [[armistice]] which neither side, mistrusting the other's intentions, fully intended to respect. It appears Napoleon also extracted an oath from Ferdinand in a secret protocol which required the Spanish monarch to turn the [[Spanish Army]] against the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] and |
+ | Included in the terms was an [[armistice]] which neither side, mistrusting the other's intentions, fully intended to respect. It appears Napoleon also extracted an oath from Ferdinand in a secret protocol which required the Spanish monarch to turn the [[Spanish Army]] against the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] and Portuguese should [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Wellington]] continue to use Spain as a base of operations against France.<ref name = "Longford">Longford, p. 417</ref> In any event, the [[Cádiz Cortes]] duly repudiated the treaty once Ferdinand reached the safety of Madrid.<ref name = "Longford"/> The [[Peninsular War]] would continue until [[Napoleon]]'s defeat in France by the powers of the [[Sixth Coalition]]. |
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 16 March 2019
Chateau de Valençay.
The Treaty of Valençay (11 December 1813), after the château of the same name belonging to former French foreign minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, was drafted by Antoine René Mathurin and José Miguel de Carvajal y Manrique on behalf of the French Empire and the Spanish Crown respectively. Intended as the preliminary to a full peace treaty between France and Spain, the agreement provided for the restoration of Ferdinand VII of Spain, imprisoned at Valençay since 1808, to the Spanish throne usurped by Joseph Bonaparte.
Included in the terms was an armistice which neither side, mistrusting the other's intentions, fully intended to respect. It appears Napoleon also extracted an oath from Ferdinand in a secret protocol which required the Spanish monarch to turn the Spanish Army against the British and Portuguese should Wellington continue to use Spain as a base of operations against France.[1] In any event, the Cádiz Cortes duly repudiated the treaty once Ferdinand reached the safety of Madrid.[1] The Peninsular War would continue until Napoleon's defeat in France by the powers of the Sixth Coalition.
Notes
References
- Gates, David. The Spanish Ulcer: A History of the Peninsular War. Da Capo Press 2001. ISBN 0-306-81083-2
- Longford, Elizabeth. Wellington: The Years of The Sword. New York: Harper and Row Publishers, 1969.
See also
The original article can be found at Treaty of Valençay and the edit history here.