Treaty of Paris (1814)

The Treaty of Paris of 1814, sometimes called the First Peace of Paris to distinguish it from a second treaty signed the following year, ended the Napoleonic Wars between France and the powers of the Sixth Coalition. It was signed on 30 May 1814 following an armistice reached on 23 April, with the restored Bourbon king Louis XVIII represented by Talleyrand and with Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia forming the core of the coalition, joined by Portugal and Sweden, while Spain ratified the treaty in July. The treaty restored France to roughly its borders of 1 June 1792 while allowing it to keep some additional territory such as Saarbrücken, Landau and parts of Savoy, returned colonies including Guadeloupe while requiring France to give up Mauritius and Malta to Britain, formally recognized Swiss independence, and committed France to abolishing its slave trade within five years. Rather than imposing punitive terms, the settlement aimed to stabilize Europe and secure the restored Bourbon monarchy, and it laid the groundwork for the wider territorial settlement negotiated at the Congress of Vienna that followed. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/