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Treaty of London (1359)

Treaty of London (1359), or Second Treaty of London: unratified Anglo-French peace draft sealed 24 March 1359 between Edward III and captive John II, ceding about half of France; rejection led to the Reims campaign and the Treaty of Brétigny.

Treaty of London (1518)

Treaty of London (1518), or Treaty of Universal Peace: a non-aggression and collective-security pact signed in London on 2 October 1518, brokered by Cardinal Wolsey from Pope Leo X's plan, returning Tournai and betrothing Mary Tudor to the French dauphin; broken by 1521.

Treaty of London (1604)

The Treaty of London (1604), negotiated at the Somerset House Conference, ended the Anglo-Spanish War between James I of England, Philip III of Spain, and the Spanish Netherlands.

Treaty of London (1700)

The Treaty of London (1700), also called the Second Partition Treaty, was an agreement by France, England, and the Dutch Republic to divide the Spanish Empire.

Treaty of London (1718)

The Treaty of London of 1718, also called the Quadruple Alliance, joined the Holy Roman Empire to Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic against Spain's seizure of Sicily.

Treaty of London (1827)

Treaty of London (1827), signed 6 July 1827 by Britain, France, and Russia, offered mediation for Greek autonomy under Ottoman suzerainty; its secret article led to Navarino and, eventually, Greek independence.

Treaty of London (1839)

Treaty of London (1839): agreement signed 19 April 1839 by the Netherlands and five great powers recognizing Belgium's independence, fixing its borders, and making it a perpetually neutral state; violated by Germany in 1914, abrogated after World War I.

Treaty of London (1864)

Treaty of London (1864), also called the Treaty of 29 March 1864, signed by Britain, France, Russia, and Greece, ceded the British-protected Ionian Islands to Greece; Corfu and Paxo were neutralized, fortifications partially dismantled, and rule transferred 21 May 1864.

Treaty of London (1867)

Treaty of London (1867): 11 May 1867 settlement of the Luxembourg Crisis; made Luxembourg perpetually neutral and demilitarized under the House of Orange-Nassau, with collective great-power guarantee; fortress dismantled 1867–1883; neutrality ended 1948.

Treaty of London (1871)

Treaty of London (1871), signed 13 March 1871, revised the Treaty of Paris of 1856: it removed the Black Sea neutrality clauses, let Russia rebuild its fleet, and affirmed pacta sunt servanda.

Treaty of London (1913)

Treaty of London (1913), peace treaty signed May 17/30, 1913 in London between the Ottoman Empire and Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Montenegro, ending the First Balkan War: Ottoman Europe west of the Enos–Midia line ceded except Albania, Crete ceded, later revised by Bucharest.

Treaty of London (1949)

The Treaty of London (1949) is the agreement signed in London on 5 May 1949 by ten European states that established the Statute of the Council of Europe.

Treaty of Lutatius

Treaty of Lutatius: 241 BC peace ending the First Punic War, negotiated by consul Gaius Lutatius Catulus with Hamilcar Barca's subordinate; Carthage ceded Sicily and paid an indemnity stiffened from 2,200 to 3,200 talents.

Treaty of Madrid (1801)

The Treaty of Madrid (1801) is the peace treaty signed at Madrid on 29 September 1801 between France and Portugal, ending the War of the Oranges.

Treaty of Manila (1946)

Treaty of Manila (1946), formally the Treaty of General Relations, signed July 4, 1946: the United States recognized Philippine independence and relinquished sovereignty; in force October 22, 1946.

Treaty of Medicine Creek

Treaty of Medicine Creek (She-nah-nam), signed December 26, 1854 by Isaac I. Stevens with the Nisqually, Puyallup, and seven other Puget Sound tribes; ceded south Puget Sound lands, reserved fishing rights, and underlies the 1974 Boldt Decision.

Treaty of Moscow (1921)

Treaty of Moscow (16 March 1921), or Treaty of Brotherhood: friendship treaty between Soviet Russia and Kemalist Turkey fixing Turkey's northeastern border, ceding Kars and Ardahan, placing Nakhichevan under Azerbaijan, later restated by the Treaty of Kars.

Treaty of Münster (October 1648)

The Treaty of Münster (Instrumentum Pacis Monasteriensis), signed 24 October 1648 at Münster between Emperor Ferdinand III and Louis XIV of France, ended the Thirty Years War within the Holy Roman Empire; distinct from the January 1648 Spanish-Dutch Peace of Münster.

Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan (日本国とアメリカ合衆国との間の相互協力及び安全保障条約)

The Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security (Anpo treaty, 日本国とアメリカ合衆国との間の相互協力及び安全保障条約), signed January 19, 1960, is the U.S.-Japan mutual defense treaty with Article V defense commitment, Article VI base rights, and Senkaku coverage.

Treaty of Nanking (南京条约)

Treaty of Nanking (南京条约), signed 29 August 1842, ended the First Opium War between Qing China and Britain; it ceded Hong Kong Island, opened five treaty ports, and began the unequal-treaty system.

Treaty of Nerchinsk (Нерчинский договор)

Treaty of Nerchinsk (Нерчинский договор), the 1689 first treaty between Russia and the Qing Empire, fixing the Amur-region border, demolishing Albazin, regulating trade, and fugitives; basis of the border until 1858.

Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine

The Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine, also known as the Treaty of Neuilly, was the 1919 peace treaty the Allies imposed on Bulgaria after World War I, costing it land and reparations.

Treaty of New Echota

The Treaty of New Echota (December 29, 1835), signed at the Cherokee capital by about twenty unauthorized Cherokee men including Major Ridge, ceded all Cherokee lands east of the Mississippi for $5 million; ratified by one vote in 1836, it forced the Trail of Tears.

Treaty of Nice

Treaty of Nice: EU amendment treaty agreed 11 December 2000, signed 26 February 2001, in force 1 February 2003. Reformed Council voting weights, Commission composition, and QMV for enlargement to 27; rejected in Ireland's 2001 referendum.

Treaty of Nymphaeum (1214)

Treaty of Nymphaeum or Nymphaion, December 1214 peace between the Nicaean Empire of Theodore I Laskaris and the Latin Empire of Henry of Flanders; fixed the Asian border at Adramyttion and gave Latin recognition to Nicaea, distinct from the 1261 Genoese treaty.

Treaty of Nymphaeum (1261)

Treaty of Nymphaeum (Nymphaion, 13 March 1261): alliance between Michael VIII Palaiologos of Nicaea and Genoa under Boccanegra, trading naval help against Venice and the Latin Empire for Smyrna, tax-free quarters, and Levant trade privileges; largely unexecuted after Constantinople fell in July 1261.

Treaty of Nystad (Ништадтский мир)

Treaty of Nystad (Ништадтский мир, Freden i Nystad): peace signed 30 August 1721 at Nystad (Uusikaupunki) between Russia and Sweden, ending the Great Northern War; Russia gained Estonia, Livonia, Ingria, and Karelia territories, Finland was returned, and Peter I took the imperial title.

Treaty of Old Crossing

The Treaty of Old Crossing is a 1863 land cession treaty signed at the Red Lake River in Minnesota. It involved the Chippewa bands ceding 11 million acres to the U.S.

Treaty of Oliva

Treaty of Oliva (Peace of Oliwa, 3 May 1660): peace signed at Oliwa monastery near Gdansk ending the Second Northern War (1655-1660) between Poland-Lithuania and Sweden, with Austria and Brandenburg; John Casimir renounced Vasa claims to the Swedish throne and Ducal Prussia became independent.

Treaty of Osnabrück (1648)

The Treaty of Osnabrück, or Instrumentum Pacis Osnabrugensis, is the 1648 peace treaty between Emperor Ferdinand III and Sweden, part of the Peace of Westphalia.