Historedia
Person

Vergennes

Events
2
Episodes
7
Years
1782–1784

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Vergennes, 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. Preliminary Peace Treaties at Versailles

    1782

    Role: French Foreign Minister

    1. 1782 · unspecified diplomatic venueSpain's insistence on continuing the war

      While France and other parties sought peace, Spain insisted on fighting until it could capture Gibraltar from Britain.

  2. Treaties of Paris and Versailles

    1782–1784

    Role: French Foreign Minister who proposed solutions during the negotiations

    1. April–September 1782 · Paris, FrancePeace negotiations open in Paris

      Negotiations began in Paris in April 1782 after North's government fell following Yorktown, continuing through the summer.

    2. November 30, 1782 · Location of drafting not stated in the supplied passages; some negotiations occurred at Lansdowne HouseProvisional treaty drafted

      The treaty was drafted on November 30, 1782, with Shelburne seeking to separate the United States from France.

    3. 1783 · Palace of VersaillesSeparate treaties signed with France and Spain

      Great Britain signed separate agreements with France and Spain; the last two Peace of Paris treaties were signed at the Palace of Versailles in 1783.

    4. September 3, 1783 · Hôtel d'York, 56 Rue Jacob, ParisTreaty of Paris signed

      On September 3, 1783, Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Hartley signed the treaty at the Hôtel d'York in Paris, ending the war.

    5. 1784 · Location not stated in the supplied passages; concerns Britain, the Netherlands, and the Dutch East IndiesDutch treaty finalization and failed commercial treaty

      The Dutch treaty was not finalized until 1784, when captured East Indies possessions were returned for trading privileges; a hoped-for commercial treaty with Britain failed to materialize.

    6. January 14 – May 12, 1784 · Annapolis, Maryland and ParisRatification and exchange of ratified copies

      The Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty on January 14, 1784; Britain ratified on April 9, and copies were exchanged in Paris on May 12, 1784.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Paris (1783) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29