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The Hague in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at The Hague in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records5 event labels5 people1698–1969

Historical events in The Hague

1698

11 October 1698
Treaty of Partition
Camille Hostun · Government of France

Tallard signs for Louis XIV as France accepts the First Partition Treaty settlement.

1709

1709
Peace Negotiations
Louis XIV · House of Bourbon

Louis XIV seeks peace after the severe military and economic strain of the war.

1795

16 May 1795
Treaty with Batavian Republic
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes · Revolution of France

Sieyes signed the peace treaty concluded at The Hague between France and the Batavian Republic.

1799

January 1799
Ambassador to Holland
Joseph Fouche · Revolution of France

Fouche served as French ambassador in Holland before being recalled to take charge of the Ministry of Police.

1969

1 December 1969
Hague Summit Relaunch
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou · European Economic Community (EEC)

Pompidou backed completion, deepening and enlargement of the Communities at the Hague summit.

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