Third Treaty of Basel
- When
- 1795
- Where
- Basel, site of the Peace of Basel treaties; Basel, setting of the three Basel treaties
- Episodes
- 2
The Third Treaty of Basel, signed on 28 August 1795, concluded peace between the French First Republic and the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. It was the last of the three Peace of Basel treaties, completed by Friedrich Sigismund Waitz von Eschen and closing the stage of the French Revolutionary Wars against the First Coalition.
Episodes
- The Third Treaty's Place in the Peace of Basel
The Hesse-Kassel peace of 28 August 1795 was the last of three Basel treaties, following earlier agreements with Prussia and Spain that fractured the First Coalition.
- Signing of the Third Treaty of Basel
France and the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel concluded peace on 28 August 1795, with Friedrich Sigismund Waitz von Eschen signing the third Basel treaty.
Background and detail
Background. The Peace of Basel of 1795 comprised three peace treaties involving France during the French Revolution, with François de Barthélemy representing France. The first treaty, concluded with Prussia on 5 April 1795, had been under discussion since 1794. The third treaty, with the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, was completed on 28 August 1795.
Signing of the Third Treaty. On 28 August 1795, the third treaty was completed: a peace between France and the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, signed by Friedrich Sigismund Waitz von Eschen. This treaty concluded the stage of the French Revolutionary Wars fought against the First Coalition.
Context among the Basel Treaties. The third treaty with Hesse-Kassel stood alongside the earlier Basel treaties with Prussia and Spain, which broke the alliance between the French Republic's two main opponents in the First Coalition. These earlier agreements form the background against which the Hesse-Kassel peace was concluded; the third treaty itself was signed on 28 August 1795.
People involved
- French First Republic · Contracting power in the Peace of Basel treaties, represented by François de Barthélemy in the negotiations generally
- Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel · Contracting power in the third treaty
- Friedrich Sigismund Waitz von Eschen · Signatory for the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel
- François de Barthélemy · Representative of France in the Peace of Basel treaties; the source does not specify which of the three treaties he personally handled
Sources
- Peace of Basel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-12
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