First Treaty of Versailles (1756)

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bilateral treaty defensive alliance international agreement

The First Treaty of Versailles (1756) was a landmark alliance agreement between France and Austria that reshaped traditional European power blocs on the eve of the Seven Years’ War.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)	1
Treaty of Versailles (1756)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ defensive alliance ⓘ international agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Franco-Austrian alliance ⓘ surface form: Franco-Austrian Alliance of 1756 First Treaty of Versailles (1756) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Versailles (1756)
category	1756 in international relations ⓘ Treaties of the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ Treaties of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
clause	commitment to neutrality if the other party initiated aggression ⓘ mutual defense in case of attack by a third power ⓘ
concludedBy	Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) ⓘ surface form: Empress Maria Theresa of Austria Louis XV of France ⓘ
containsProvision	France and Austria to consult in case of threat from another power ⓘ
dateSigned	1756-05-01 ⓘ
effect	contributed to the formation of the Franco-Austrian-Russian coalition ⓘ ended centuries-long enmity between France and Austria ⓘ helped trigger the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 ⓘ reshaped traditional European power blocs ⓘ
followedBy	Second Treaty of Versailles (1757) ⓘ
governingLaw	public international law of the 18th century ⓘ
historicalPeriod	18th century ⓘ Ancien Régime ⓘ surface form: Ancien Régime in France
influenced	subsequent Franco-Austrian military conventions ⓘ
influencedBy	Kaunitz's diplomatic strategy ⓘ
inForceAtStartOf	Seven Years' War ⓘ
language	French ⓘ Latin ⓘ
legalNature	defensive-only alliance ⓘ
locationOfSigning	Versailles ⓘ surface form: Palace of Versailles
negotiatedBy	Duke of Choiseul for France ⓘ surface form: Duke of Choiseul Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz ⓘ
opposedBy	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Prussia ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
partOf	Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 ⓘ surface form: Diplomatic Revolution
politicalContext	Austrian effort to recover Silesia from Prussia ⓘ shift of France from alliance with Prussia to alliance with Austria ⓘ
precededBy	traditional Franco-Austrian rivalry ⓘ
purpose	to establish a defensive alliance between France and Austria ⓘ to realign European alliances against Prussia and Great Britain ⓘ
relatedTo	Austro-Prussian rivalry ⓘ Franco-British colonial rivalry ⓘ
relatedToEvent	Seven Years' War ⓘ
signatory	Austria ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy Kingdom of France ⓘ
signedIn	Versailles ⓘ
signedInCountry	Kingdom of France ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Treaty of Versailles (1756) → alsoKnownAs → First Treaty of Versailles (1756) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty of Versailles (1756)

Westminster Convention (1756) → followedBy → First Treaty of Versailles (1756) ⓘ

Renversement des alliances → hasPart → First Treaty of Versailles (1756) ⓘ

Diplomatic Revolution of 1756 → isFormalizedBy → First Treaty of Versailles (1756) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second Treaty of Versailles (1757)