Treaty of Paris (1815)

The peace treaty imposed on France by the victorious coalition after Napoleon’s defeat in 1815. It restored the Bourbon monarchy and required territorial concessions, an indemnity, and occupation by allied troops.

Second Treaty of Paris: The peace settlement signed on 20 November 1815 that imposed terms on France after Napoleon’s defeat. This is the treaty’s formal name and identifies its specific settlement.
Hundred Days: The period in 1815 when Napoleon returned from exile, reclaimed power in France, and was defeated again. Napoleon’s return prompted the coalition to revise the earlier peace.
France in 1815: The French state at the end of the Napoleonic era, ruled by Louis XVIII and subject to allied pressure. The treaty defined the conditions under which France reentered peacetime Europe.
Treaty of Paris (1814): The peace treaty that ended the first phase of the Napoleonic Wars and restored the Bourbon monarchy in 1814. It imposed fewer penalties than the settlement France faced after Waterloo.
First Treaty of Paris: The 1814 peace treaty that ended France’s first Napoleonic-era war and preceded Napoleon’s return from Elba. Its milder terms were replaced after Napoleon’s return and defeat.
Battle of Waterloo: The 1815 battle in Belgium in which coalition forces defeated Napoleon’s army. The defeat made a new settlement with France possible.
Louis XVIII: King of France from 1814 to 1824, apart from Napoleon’s return during the Hundred Days. His restored government accepted the settlement on behalf of France.
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814): The agreement under which Napoleon abdicated and received sovereignty over Elba in 1814. Its exile arrangement failed to prevent Napoleon’s return, helping lead to this treaty.
Congress of Vienna: A diplomatic congress that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars, meeting from 1814 to 1815. The treaty’s territorial settlement complemented the broader reordering negotiated there.
Napoleon’s return from Elba: Napoleon’s 1815 return to France from exile on Elba, which began the Hundred Days. His renewed rule turned the 1814 settlement into a temporary arrangement.

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