The Treaty of Paris was signed on May 30, 1814 and ended the war between France and the Sixth Coalition of the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and Prussia. It also enforced the abdication of Napoleon I, and also restored the Bourbon Monarchy in the form of Louis XVIII. To facilitate this restoration, the terms of the treaty were reasonably lenient towards France. It was allowed to retain her boundaries of 1792, including some 3280 square miles of territory captured since 1790, notably Avignon and Venaissin. Most of the colonies which France had lost in the course of the war were also to be returned, with the exception of Malta, Tobago, St. Lucia and the Isle of France, all of which were transferred to Britain. Nonetheless, the victorious powers were still concerned to prevent France becoming a danger again, and with this in mind, Belgium and Holland were united under the House of Orange to form a strong buffer state, the Netherlands; there were similar provisions in the south to strengthen Piedmont. There was also a secret provision that Venetia should be transferred to Austria. Elsewhere, it was agreed that the German vacuum left by the collapse and defeat of the Holy Roman Empire would be replaced by a federation of independent states. Likewise, Italy was to be divided into various independent states. Furthermore, Switzerland was to be granted independence. The treaty also envisaged that France would gradually abolish the slave trade, over a 5 year period, with financial and territorial incentives from the British. The Prince of France expressed his desire to abolish slavery but had to support the will of his people. Finally, it was agreed that a further congress would be held in Vienna to resolve the outstanding European issues. is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1814 (MDCCCXIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Sixth Coalition (1812-1814) was a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and a number of German States against Napoleonic France. ... Motto Suum cuique Latin: To each his own Prussia at its peak, as leading state of the German Empire Capital Königsberg, later Berlin Government Duke1  - 1525–68 Albert I (first)  - 1688–1701 Frederick III (last) King1  - 1701–13 Frederick I (first)  - 1888–1918 William II (last) Prime Minister1,2... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Département Vaucluse (préfecture) Arrondissement Avignon Canton Chief town of 4 cantons Intercommunality Communauté dagglomération du Grand Avignon Mayor Marie-Josée Roig... Map of the Comtat Venaissin The Comtat Venaissin, often called the Comtat for short (Occitan: lo Comtat Venaicin, la Comtat), is the former name of the region around the city of Avignon in the Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur region of France. ... Castara village beach looking south, Tobago Tobago is the smaller of the two main islands that make up the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with a population of 6. ... The Principality of Orange The title originally referred to the sovereign principality of Orange in southern France, which was a property of the House of Orange (from 1702 Orange-Nassau). ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ... “Wien” redirects here. ...

See also

• Napoleonic Wars
• Treaty of Paris (1897)
• Treaty of Fontainebleau
• Treaty of Paris (1815)