Treaty of London (1839)

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The Treaty of London (1839) was an international agreement that recognized Belgium’s independence and guaranteed its neutrality, shaping the political boundaries of Western Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic agreement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
peace treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
surface form: Convention of 1839

Treaty of Separation ⓘ
breachedBy Battle of Liège ⓘ
surface form: German invasion of Belgium in 1914
createdStatus permanent neutrality of Belgium ⓘ
definedBordersOf Belgium ⓘ
definedBordersWith Luxembourg ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
endedConflict Belgian Revolution ⓘ
guaranteedNeutralityOf Belgium ⓘ
guarantorPower Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Austrian Empire

Kingdom of France ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Russian Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
inForceFrom 1839 ⓘ
inForceUntil World War I ⓘ
invokedBy United Kingdom declaration of war on Germany in 1914 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
legalBasisFor Belgian neutrality ⓘ
surface form: Belgian neutrality in international law

Belgian territorial integrity ⓘ
locationCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
partitioned Luxembourg ⓘ
partOf European balance of power system ⓘ
precededBy Treaty of the XXIV Articles ⓘ
recognizedIndependenceOf Belgium ⓘ
relatedTo Belgian Revolution ⓘ
replaced Treaty of the XXIV Articles ⓘ
surface form: Treaty of the XVIII Articles
resultedIn cession of parts of Limburg to Belgium ⓘ
recognition of Dutch sovereignty over remaining Limburg ⓘ
reduction of Luxembourg territory ⓘ
signatoryState Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Austrian Empire

Belgium ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Belgium

Kingdom of France ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
signedAt Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
surface form: Foreign Office, London
signedIn London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
signedOn 1839-04-19 ⓘ
stipulated Belgium must not participate in wars between great powers ⓘ
Belgium must remain perpetually neutral ⓘ
guarantor powers must defend Belgian neutrality ⓘ
subjectMatter international guarantees of neutrality ⓘ
recognition of state independence ⓘ
territorial settlement in Western Europe ⓘ

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United Kingdom of the Netherlands → diplomaticEvent → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Treaties of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of London 1839
Ten Days’ Campaign → followedBy → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Treaty of London (1831) → relatedTo → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Treaty of London (1831) → precedes → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Schlieffen Plan → relatedTo → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of London 1839
Duchy of Luxembourg → keyTreatyAffectingTerritory → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Luxembourg region → wasAffectedBy → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of London 1839
Treaty of London (1839) → alsoKnownAs → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Convention of 1839
Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy → includes → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Belgian neutrality → inception → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Belgian neutrality → hasLegalBasis → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Treaties of Belgium → hasPart → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Treaties of Prussia → hasPart → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Treaty of London (1839) guaranteeing Belgian neutrality with Prussian participation
Germany–Luxembourg border → formedByTreaty → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
French-Belgian border region → borderStabilizedBy → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ
Limburg → dividedByTreaty → Treaty of London (1839) ⓘ