Treaty of Valençay

The Treaty of Valençay was signed between the French and the Spaniards on December 11, 1813 Castle Valençay.

Due to the defeats in the Peninsular War, Napoleon Bonaparte was forced Ferdinand VII to reinstate as King of Spain, and to make peace. The negotiations began on 20 November 1813 Valençay Castle, the residence of Ferdinand VII during its establishment by Napoleon. On the Spanish side, they were led by José Miguel de Carvajal, Duke of San Carlos. He stood on the French side Antoine René Mathurin, Count of Laforest, opposite. The agreement laid down the return of Ferdinand VII to the Spanish throne, the cessation of hostilities and the recognition of the Spanish possessions. Ferdinand VII undertook the trailer Joseph Bonaparte will be reinstated to their rights and honors, also conclude a trade agreement and his parents, Charles IV and Maria Louise of Bourbon -Parma to pay an annual pension of 30,000 reales. The contract was signed a month later ratified in Paris.

• Contract ( French history )
• Historic legal source ( Spain)
• Napoleonic Wars in the Iberian Peninsula
• 1813