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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.

Treaty of Paris (1229)

Treaty of Paris (1229), also called Treaty of Meaux-Paris: peace of 12 April 1229 ending the Albigensian Crusade; Raymond VII of Toulouse ceded lands, razed fortifications, and swore to persecute heresy.

Treaty of Paris (1303)

Treaty of Paris (1303): peace between Philip IV of France and Edward I of England ending the 1294–1303 Anglo-French War, restoring Gascony, requiring liege homage, and confirming the Edward II–Isabella marriage.

Treaty of Paris (1355)

Treaty of Paris (1355), Traité de Paris (1355): pact of 5 January 1355 between John II of France, dauphin Charles, and Amédée VI of Savoy; Savoy gained Faucigny and Gex, ceded Viennois lands, and married Bonne de Bourbon.

Treaty of Paris (1657)

Treaty of Paris (1657): Franco-English military alliance signed 23 March 1657 between Louis XIV and Oliver Cromwell against Spain; England supplied 6,000 men, France ceded Dunkirk after the Battle of the Dunes (1658).

Treaty of Paris (1763)

Treaty of Paris (1763), also called the Peace of Paris, signed 10 February 1763 by Britain, France, and Spain; ended the Seven Years' War, ceding French North America east of the Mississippi to Britain.

Treaty of Paris (1783)

The Treaty of Paris (1783), or Definitive Treaty of Peace, signed September 3, 1783, at the Hôtel d'York, ended the American Revolutionary War; Britain recognized U.S. independence and fixed boundaries, with a separate Franco-Spanish peace at Versailles.

Treaty of Paris (1814)

First Treaty of Paris (First Peace of Paris), signed 30 May 1814 between restored Bourbon France and Britain and its allies; set France's 1792 frontiers, ceded Tobago, St. Lucia, and Mauritius, and convened the Congress of Vienna.

Treaty of Paris (1815)

Second Treaty of Paris, or Second Peace of Paris (20 November 1815), peace between France and Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia after Waterloo: 1790 borders, 700-million-franc indemnity, occupation of 18 fortresses by 150,000 Allied troops until 1818.

Treaty of Paris (1856)

The Treaty of Paris (1856) (Paris Peace Treaty) ended the Crimean War, signed on 30 March 1856, neutralizing the Black Sea and detaching Bessarabia from Russia.