Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807)
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The Treaty of Fontainebleau was signed on 27 October 1807 in Fontainebleau
between Charles IV of Spain
and Napoleon I of France
. The accord divided Portugal
and all Portuguese dominions between the signatories. Individuals such as M. Izquierdo, councilor of Charles IV, and Don Manuel de Godoy
were also present during the conclusion of the treaty. Based on the first article of the agreement, the King of Etruria was granted, in exchange for Tuscany
, Portuguese territories between the Minho River
and the Douro River (i.e. the Kingdom of Northern Lusitania
). The second article of the treaty established the Kingdom of Algarve, which included the province of Alentejo.
Fontainebleau
Fontainebleau is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located south-southeast of the centre of Paris. Fontainebleau is a sub-prefecture of the Seine-et-Marne department, and it is the seat of the arrondissement of Fontainebleau...
between Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:...
and Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
. The accord divided Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and all Portuguese dominions between the signatories. Individuals such as M. Izquierdo, councilor of Charles IV, and Don Manuel de Godoy
Manuel de Godoy
Don Manuel Francisco Domingo de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria, de los Ríos y Sánchez-Zarzosa, also Manuel de Godoy y Álvarez de Faria de los Ríos Sánchez Zarzosa , was Prime Minister of Spain from 1792 to 1797 and from 1801 to 1808...
were also present during the conclusion of the treaty. Based on the first article of the agreement, the King of Etruria was granted, in exchange for Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
, Portuguese territories between the Minho River
Minho River
The Minho or Miño is the longest river in Galicia, Spain, with an extension of 340 km.Both names come from Latin Minius...
and the Douro River (i.e. the Kingdom of Northern Lusitania
Kingdom of Northern Lusitania
The Kingdom of Northern Lusitania was a kingdom proposed by Napoleon in 1807 for the Monarch of Etruria, Charles II of Parma, located in the North of Portugal....
). The second article of the treaty established the Kingdom of Algarve, which included the province of Alentejo.
Sources
- Crawley, Charles William. The New Cambridge Modern History. Cambridge University Press, 1965. ISBN 0521045479
- Hazlitt, William. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte (Volume II). Adamant Media, 2001. ISBN 1402195230
- Original text of the Treaty of Fontainebleau, in Spanish "Historia del levantamiento, Guerra y Revolución de España", Count of Toreno (Jose María Queipo de Llano Ruiz de Saravia), Paris, 1838. Google Books.