Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
- When
- November 21, 1787
- Where
- Versailles
- Part of
- Treaty of Versailles (1787)
On November 21, 1787, the treaty of alliance was signed by Montmorin for France and Pigneau de Béhaine for Nguyễn Ánh, concluding an alliance with Cochinchina.
The 1787 Treaty of Versailles was signed on November 21, 1787, by Armand Marc, comte de Montmorin, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Navy, and Pigneau de Béhaine, as the representative of Nguyễn Ánh. In November 1787, a treaty of alliance was concluded between France and Cochinchina, the European term for southern Vietnam, in Nguyễn Phúc Ánh's name. The treaty was an alliance between French King Louis XVI and Pigneau de Béhaine, the representative of the Vietnamese lord Nguyễn Phúc Ánh, the future Emperor Gia Long.
Sources
- Treaty of Versailles (1787) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
- Gia Long Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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