The Paris Treaty of 1761 , better known as the Family Pact ( French pacte de famille ), is a treaty concluded on August 15, 1761 in Paris at the initiative of Minister Choiseul between France and Spain, whose thrones at that time were occupied by representatives of the Bourbon clan - Louis XV and Carl III .
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By this treaty, the French and Spanish Bourbons guaranteed to each other the integrity of mutual possessions (France, Spain, Naples, Sicily and Parma) [1] . Both branches of the clan entered into a defensive and offensive alliance; Spain pledged to enter the Seven Years War if peace was not concluded by early 1762. The purpose of the treaty was to undermine the power of Britain and create an effective counterweight to the British fleet.
Other sovereigns from the Bourbon family were invited to join the treaty - the King of Neapolitan Ferdinand and the Duke of Parma Philip , however, the Neapolitan Prime Minister Tanucci , not wanting to involve his state in the Seven Years War, said that Ferdinand would not be able to approve the agreement because of his infancy.
The influence of the family contract was reflected in the almost simultaneous expulsion of the Jesuits from all the states where the members of the Bourbon House reigned, and in their friendly and energetic policy towards the Roman Curia, as a result of which Pope Clement XIV was forced to destroy the Jesuit order in 1773. On the basis of the same treaty, Spain entered in 1793 for Louis XVI and declared war on the French Republic .
Notes
- ↑ Bourbon family agreement // Small Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 4 volumes - St. Petersburg. 1907-1909.
Literature
- The Bourbon Family Agreement // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 t. (82 t. And 4 ext.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Surname contract // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.