Joseph Matthias Gérard de Rayneval

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1785–1793

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Joseph Matthias Gérard de Rayneval, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Signing of the Eden Treaty

   1785–1793

   Role: French negotiator

   1. 11785 · Great BritainAppointment of Negotiators

      William Pitt appointed William Eden as lead negotiator for commercial talks with France in late 1785.

   2. 2April 1786 · Negotiation venueAgreement Reached

      William Eden and Joseph Matthias Gérard de Rayneval hammered out an agreement in April 1786.

   3. 31793 · France/BritainCollapse of the Treaty

      The treaty collapsed in 1793 following the Aliens Act and the outbreak of war between Britain and France.

Sources

1. Eden Agreement Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-05