Atlantic Losses
France loses important North American claims to Great Britain.
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1713 in France
Explore 50 historical events and records for France in 1713.
Historical records for France in 1713
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April
Balance of Power
France accepts limits intended to preserve the European balance of power.
Commercial Treaty
France agrees commercial arrangements with Great Britain during the settlement.
French Shore Rights
Retains limited fishing rights on the Newfoundland coast.
Guiana Boundary
France accepts limits on claims near Portuguese Brazil.
Hanoverian Succession
Recognises the Protestant succession in Great Britain.
Jacobite Exile
Agrees not to support James Francis Edward Stewart against Britain.
Loss of Saint Kitts
Cedes French claims on Saint Kitts to Great Britain.
Renunciation of Spain
French princes renounce claims that could unite France and Spain.
Rule of Acadia
Cedes mainland Acadia to Great Britain under the treaty.
Rule of Hudson Bay
Recognises British claims to Hudson Bay territory.
Rule of Newfoundland
Cedes Newfoundland claims while retaining limited French fishing rights.
Treaty Negotiations
Conducts French diplomacy during the Utrecht peace settlement.
Treaty of Utrecht
Conducts French diplomacy during the Utrecht peace settlement.
Treaty of Utrecht
Cedes mainland Acadia to Great Britain under the treaty.
Treaty of Utrecht
Agrees not to support James Francis Edward Stewart against Britain.
Treaty of Utrecht
France accepts limits on claims near Portuguese Brazil.
Treaty of Utrecht
Recognises British claims to Hudson Bay territory.
Treaty of Utrecht
Cedes Newfoundland claims while retaining limited French fishing rights.
Treaty of Utrecht
Retains limited fishing rights on the Newfoundland coast.
Treaty of Utrecht
Cedes French claims on Saint Kitts to Great Britain.
Treaty of Utrecht
Accepts peace while Philip V keeps Spain.
Treaty of Utrecht
Accepts peace with Great Britain while preserving Philip V's Spanish crown.
Treaty of Utrecht
France accepts limits intended to preserve the European balance of power.
Treaty of Utrecht
France agrees commercial arrangements with Great Britain during the settlement.
Treaty of Utrecht
France loses important North American claims to Great Britain.
Treaty of Utrecht
France reaches peace terms at Utrecht while Philip V keeps the Spanish crown.
Treaty of Utrecht
French princes renounce claims that could unite France and Spain.
Treaty of Utrecht
Philip V renounces his claim to the French throne and France renounces union with Spain.
Treaty of Utrecht
Recognises the Protestant succession in Great Britain.
Peace Negotiation
Acts for French interests during the Utrecht negotiations.
Treaty of Utrecht
Acts for French interests during the Utrecht negotiations.
July
Spanish Succession
Is recognised internationally as Philip V of Spain.
Treaty of Utrecht
Is recognised internationally as Philip V of Spain.
October
Birth of Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot is born in Langres to master cutler Didier Diderot.
Other events (month unknown)
Acadia Passes To British Sovereignty
France ceded Acadia, also called Nova Scotia, to Britain under the North American provisions of the treaty.
France Cedes Newfoundland Claims
The Franco-British agreement transferred France's claim to Newfoundland to Britain while preserving specified French fishing rights.
France Recognises Queen Anne
The Franco-British settlement acknowledged Anne's legitimate sovereignty and rejected the Stuart pretender's French-backed claim.
France Undertakes Dunkirk Fortifications Demolition
The peace terms required France to dismantle fortifications at Dunkirk that had threatened British and Dutch maritime commerce.
French British Peace Treaty Signed
France and Great Britain concluded a peace treaty at Utrecht on 11 April 1713.
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