Perpetual Alliance between Poland and Sweden(L. S.) Conde de ALVOR.
(L. S.) Roque MONTEGRO PAIM.
(L. S.) Jofeph de FARIA.SECRET and SEPARATE ARTICLES.
IT has been agreed that the two fecret articles underwritten
fhould be added to the treaty, figned and fealed this day by the
plenipotentiaries of his facred imperial majefty, his facred royal
majefty of Great Britain, and the high and mighty lords the
ftates general of the United Netherlands on the one part, and by
the plenipotentiaries of his facred royal majefty of Portugal on
the other hand; with this provifo neverthejefs, that they mall be
altogether as firm and valid as the intire and fubftantial part of
the faid offenfive alliance.
I. ‘Tis provided, that the moft ferene archduke Charles, after
the right is lawfully yielded and transferred to him, for his being
king of Spain and -the Well Indies, as the catholick king Charles
II. poflefled them both, fhall yield and give to his facred royal
majefty of Portugal, the towns of Badajox, Albuquerque, Valen-
cia, and Alcantara in Xftremadura, and the towns of Guarda,
Tuy, Bayonne and Vigo in the kingdom of Galicia, and all thofe
towns, cities and caftles, with the territories thereof, as they
belong to each refpectively, and in the fame manner as they are
now extended. Which ceffion and donation fhall be made to the
crown of Portugal for ever, to the end that the kings of Portugal
may poflefs all thofe towns, cities, and caftles, as is premifed,
with the fame title, propriety and fovereignty as they were
poflefled by the aforefaid catholick king Charles II.
II. Moreover, the moft ferene archduke fhall in like manner
be obliged at the fame time to yield and give to his facred royal
majefty of Portugal, and to the crown of that kingdom for ever,
all and every right which he had, and might have had, to the
countries fituate on the north fide of Rio de la Plata, which fhall
be the boundary of the American dominions of both crowns, in
fuch manner, that his facred royal majefty of Portugal may pof-
fefs and garrifon them as their true fovereign, in the fame man-
ner as all the other countries of his dominions; notwithftanding
any treaty either provifional or decifive, made with the faid
crown of Spain. In withefs whereof, &c. figned as above.
2.1052 Treaty of Alliance between the Nether-
lands and Savoy
Alliance Members:Netherlands and Savoy
Signed On:January 21, 1705, in the city of Turin (Italy)
Alliance Type:Defense Pact (Type I)
Source:Consolidated Treaty Series,vol. 25, p. 227.
SUMMARY
The Duke of Savoy was an early supporter of Louis XIV in the begin-
ning stages of the War of the Spanish Succession because, in large part,
Savoy was a French satellite state and heavily dependent on France for
financial and military support. Like Portugal, Savoy switched sides
during the course of conflict when it became advantageous for Victor
Amadeus II, the duke of Savoy, to do so.
By switching allegiances, Savoy received numerous subsidies from the
Dutch and the English, which accounted for about half the revenue
raised by Savoy to fight in the war. By orchestrating the switch, the
Dutch and the English received Savoy as a theater for operations,
which allowed allied forces to wage war against France from the south.
Savoy fared particularly badly in its military efforts. In the Battle of
Turin in 1706, Savoy was saved from certain annihilation by French
and Spanish forces by the intervention of the Holy Roman Empire. In
exchange for his efforts in a winning cause, the Duke of Savoy was
made the king of Sicily by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.Description of Terms
Alliance members pledged offensive and defensive aid during
the War of the Spanish Succession. The treaty lasted until the
end of hostilities.2.1053 Perpetual Alliance between Poland and
Sweden
Alliance Members:Poland and Sweden
Signed On:November 18, 1705, in the city of Warsaw
Alliance Type:Defense Pact (Type I)
Source:Consolidated Treaty Series,vol. 25, p. 351.SUMMARY
Five years into the Great Northern War, Sweden and Poland signed an
alliance that ended the war between the two sides and united their
forces against Russia. In exchange for the alliance, the Swedes pledged
the return of former Polish territory taken by Russia in 1667 and 1686.
The Swedes were instrumental in stipulating the terms of this treaty.
After a successful Swedish invasion of Saxony just weeks earlier, the
Polish king, Augustus, was forced to sign the Treaty of Altranstadt. In
this treaty, Augustus relinquished his claim to the Polish throne, abro-
gated his former alliance with Russia, and acknowledged Stanislaus as
his successor. Stanislaus then signed the alliance with Charles XII of
Sweden in 1705.
The terms of the alliance held until a defeat of Swedish forces by Peter
the Great at the Battle of Poltava in July 1709. Augustus was then able
to regain his claim to the Polish crown and voided the agreement with
Charles XII.Description of Terms
Alliance members pledge not to help the enemies of their coun-
terpart, nor make any alliance contrary to this one. The Peace of
Olivia is respected and confirmed by this treaty.
A complete amnesty is granted. If the king of Poland and all
his adherents do not accept this amnesty, then the king will be
regarded as an enemy of both kingdoms. Peace will not be made
with them until the king renounces his throne and gives it to the
republic as well as to the king of Sweden, as satisfaction for the
losses of the war.