This text is an excerpt from the Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed in Utrecht on 11 April 1713 between France and Great Britain. This treaty precedes that of July 13, 1713 of the agreement between Great Britain and Spain. After fourteen months of arduous negotiations interspersed with military twists, European diplomats ended the War of the Spanish Succession. France under Louis XIV was then very weak and unstable against the forces of the Grand Alliance (which included all of Europe except Spain). It was the end of a European war that had started in 1700: King Charles II of Spain, with no children, had bequeathed his kingdom to the Duke Philip of Anjou, son of King Louis XIV of France, fearing a union of France and Spain, and several European states, including England and Austria, which had coalesced against the Bourbons. After severe military setbacks in France, there was the danger of invasion, due to the victory of old Marshal Villars Denain. Louis XIV then negotiated for peace under the ongoing conditions. Thus, we see that the treaty gave rise to an extensive redistribution of territories of Europe and more specifically to the French Empire, however it did not fundamentally question the French power although it definitely marked the beginning of its expansion.
The Treaty of Utrecht was signed by Louis XIV "with sorrow on his face." It marked the collapse of the French empire. These treaties led to stagnation in France.
France was obliged to recognize the rights of the Hanoverian dynasty on the English throne and renounce support of the rights of Stuart. In return, the little son of Louis XIV was confirmed as King of Spain, but was forced to renounce the throne of Versailles and thus the reign of France, Spain and France was pledged by treaty as not to build a common state: HispaFrance, Franspagne or the number one European power. Absolute monarchy was redesigned, the Treaty recognized the legitimate sovereign in Queen Anne of England and officially put an end to the French support of the Jacobite claim to the throne of Great Britain.
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[...] France, a country slightly weakened by this treaty It is important to quantify the impact of this treaty. France remained in effect the number one military power in Europe. Its colonial empire remained larger than the British one until the second half of the eighteenth century. Finally, the influence of the French culture was introduced by Louis XIV. Market power, and military and colonial correlation Despite the decline of the French navy, maritime trade kept growing. Indeed, the war of the Spanish succession caused a reduction of vessels, particularly in Bordeaux, which lost 57 vessels. [...]
[...] The beginning of the ascent of Great Britain The victorious Treaty of Utrecht apparently was made of French pride and Spanish arrogance, while Britain profited from enormous material benefits. Territory population, a revalued colonial empire In addition to new territories ceded to Great Britain, as mentioned earlier, the country dominated the seas around the British islands at the expense of Holland. This dominance was reinforced by the strait of Gibraltar and Minorca under Spain in 1704. England had the grip on the Great Lakes of Canada. [...]
[...] 5-8 This text is an excerpt from the Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed in Utrecht on 11 April 1713 between France and Great Britain. This treaty precedes that of July of the agreement between Great Britain and Spain. After fourteen months of arduous negotiations interspersed with military twists, European diplomats ended the War of the Spanish Succession. France under Louis XIV was then very weak and unstable against the forces of the Grand Alliance (which included all of Europe except Spain). [...]
[...] Taking stock of this treaty with the French The Treaty of Utrecht was signed by Louis XIV "with sorrow on his face." It marked the collapse of the French empire. These treaties led to stagnation in France. A succession of thrones France was obliged to recognize the rights of the Hanoverian dynasty on the English throne and renounce support of the rights of Stuart. In return, the little son of Louis XIV was confirmed as King of Spain, but was forced to renounce the throne of Versailles and thus the reign of France, Spain and France was pledged by treaty as not to build a common state: HispaFrance, Franspagne or the number one European power. [...]
[...] Its population had suffered from wars and famines, and secondarily the protestant emigration started after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and after the Black Code took shape in 1685. It remained the most populous country with a population that fluctuated between 19 and 20 million. A strong cultural influence: French language and culture were on the verge of achieving the common intellectual and moral aspects. In 1713, Saint-Pierre published his project: Draft treaty to bring perpetual peace in Europe. The Treaty of Utrecht was a true pioneer, the French language then substituted Latin for negotiations and treaties throughout the continent. [...]
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