Treaty of Alliance among France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands2.1058 Treaty of Alliance for the Procuring of
Peace with Sweden
Alliance Members:France and Prussia
Signed On:September 14, 1716, in the city of Berlin
Alliance Type:Defense Pact (Type I)
Source:Consolidated Treaty Series,vol. 30, p. 9.
SUMMARY
Louis XIV died in September 1715 and was succeeded by his five-year-
old son, Louis XV, ushering in the period of Régence (1715–1723)
during which the child-king was under the regency of his uncle,
Philippe d’Orleans. This period was an uneasy time, with several fac-
tions either waiting for the child-king to die or plotting coups d’état to
overthrow him. In the event of an untimely death of Louis XV,
Philippe d’Orleans sought to secure his own accession to the throne
against the claims of Louis XIV’s two bastard children.
A secret alliance was signed by Philippe and Frederick William I of
Prussia: Should Louis XV die in his childhood or should a contender
to the throne emerge during Louis XV’s childhood, Prussia would
assist Philippe by subsidy in exchange for the territories of Stettin.
A similar agreement was the basis for French participation in the
Triple Alliance and the following War of the Quadruple Alliance as
Phillip V of Spain, who had previously renounced his claim to French
succession, showed a renewed interest in the French crown. Louis XV
survived to majority age and was crowned king of France in 1723.
Description of Terms
In this treaty France promised that during the war of the North,
it would not take up arms against Prussia and would not stop
other allied states from aiding Prussia except if those allies
would be in war against France. Prussia and France would
together make a list of conditions that they would secretly pro-
pose to the king of Sweden to end the war. Prussia would try to
make all allies of Sweden accept those conditions and for this
Prussia would receive the city of Stettin from Sweden. If some-
one wanted to take the city from Prussia, France would give
600,000 écus to Prussia as subsidy to defend the city. Prussia
could give the city back to Sweden for 4 million écus.
Prussia would also receive the cities of Damm and Gollonow
and everything above the Oder river; and the bridge of Wollin
would be destroyed forever. France pledged to make sure that
no one interfered with Prussia’s possessions, and Prussia
pledged the same with regard to France. If Prussia was attacked
because of this treaty, France would aid Prussia, and vice versa.
This treaty was kept secret and was set to last for ten years.
2.1059 Treaty of Alliance among France, Great
Britain, and the Netherlands
Alliance Members:France, Great Britain, and the Netherlands
Signed On:January 4, 1717, in the city of The Hague (Netherlands)
Alliance Type:Defense Pact (Type I)
Source:Consolidated Treaty Series,vol. 30, p. 65.
Additional Citations:A Collection of All the Treaties of Peace, Alliance,
and Commerce between Great Britain and Other Powers,vol. I,
p. 287–296.SUMMARY
Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic aimed at revising the terms of
the treaties that settled the War of the Spanish Succession. To revise
the terms of settlement, principally at the expense of Spain, the three
states banded together in the Triple Alliance. All three alliance mem-
bers were principally concerned over the expansionist inclinations of
Phillip V and sought to balance effectively against the growing power
of Spain.
The alliance members considered ceding Sicily from Savoy to the Holy
Roman Empire to strengthen the empire’s position. The move angered
Phillip V, who sent troops to invade Sardinia and Sicily. The aggression
forced the Holy Roman Empire to join the conflict, resulting in the
Quadruple Alliance of 1718.Alliance Text
LEWIS by the Grace of God king of France and Navarre, to all
who fhall fee thefe prefents, greeting. Whereas our trufty and
well-beloved the Abbot du Bois, counfellor in ordinary in our
Council of State; and our trufty and well-beloved the Sieur de
Chateauneuf, Marquis de Caftagnere, Honorary Counfellor of
our Court of Parliament at Paris, our Ambaffadors Extraordi-
nary and Plenipotentiary, have by virtue of the full powers
which we gave them, agreed to conclude and fign the following
treaty of defenfive alliance, on the 4th of this prefent month of
January, with William Lord Cadogan, Baron of Reading, Knight
of the order of St. Andrew, Mafter of the robes to our Most
dearly beloved brother the King of Great Britain, Lieutenant
General of his armies, Colonel of the fecond regiment of his
Guards, Governor of the Ifle of Wight, and his Ambaffador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, who was alfo furnifhed with
full powers; and with the Sieur John van Effen, burgomafter of
Zutphen, Curator of the Univerfity of Harderwick; Wigbold
Vander Does, Lord of Nortwick, of the order of the Nobility of
Holland and Weftfriefland; Samuel Coninck, Senator of the
town of Veere; Frederick Adrian, Baron de Rheede, Lord de
Renfwoude, Emminckhuyfen and Moerkerken, &c. Prefident of
the nobility of the province of Utrecht; Ulbe Aylva van Burma-
nia, Bailiff of the Nobility of Leewarden; Anthony Epkout, Bur-
gomafter of the town of Campen; and Wicher Wichers, Burgo-
mafter of the town of Groningen; all deputies in their affembly,
on the part of the eftates of Guelderland, Holland, and Weft-
friefland, Zealand, Utrecht, Friefland, Oyeryffel, Groningen,
and Omelands, in quality of plenipotentiaries from their High
Mightineffes, our very dear and great friends the States General
of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, likewife furnifhed
with full powers.
Forafmuch as the moft ferene and moft mighty prince Lewis
XV. by the Grace of God, moft Chriftian King of France and
Navarre, the moft ferene and moft mighty Prince George, by the