Historedia
Person

William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1785–1806

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, 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: British negotiator

    1. 1785 · Great BritainAppointment of Negotiators

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

    2. April 1786 · Negotiation venueAgreement Reached

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

    3. 1793 · France/BritainCollapse of the Treaty

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

  2. Abraham Bristow discovers the Auckland Islands

    1806

    Role: Namesake (not an event participant)

    1. 18 August 1806 · Auckland IslandsDiscovery of the Auckland Islands

      Bristow discovered the uninhabited Auckland Islands on 18 August 1806 while commanding the vessel Ocean.

    2. 18 August 1806 · Auckland IslandsNaming of the Islands

      On 18 August 1806 Bristow named the islands "Lord Auckland's" in honour of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, a friend of his father.

Sources

  1. Eden Agreement Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-05
  2. Auckland Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04