Convention of Mortefontaine
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The Convention of Mortefontaine was a 1800 agreement between the United States and France that ended the Quasi-War and normalized diplomatic and commercial relations between the two nations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Convention of Mortefontaine canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3155375 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention of Mortefontaine Context triple: [Quasi-War, peaceTreaty, Convention of Mortefontaine]
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A.
Colloquy of Poissy
The Colloquy of Poissy was a 1561 religious conference in France convened by Catherine de' Medici in an attempt to reconcile Catholics and Protestants during the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Great Council of Mechelen
The Great Council of Mechelen was the highest court of law in the Habsburg Netherlands, serving as a supreme judicial authority for the region.
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C.
Peace of Alès
The Peace of Alès was a 1629 settlement in France that curtailed the political and military privileges of the Huguenots while maintaining limited religious freedoms, helping to consolidate royal authority under Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu.
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D.
Mise of Amiens
The Mise of Amiens was a 1264 arbitration award by King Louis IX of France attempting to resolve the conflict between King Henry III of England and his barons, which ultimately failed and led to renewed civil war.
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E.
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War
The Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War was a violent early 15th-century French internal conflict between rival noble factions that deeply destabilized the kingdom during the Hundred Years’ War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Convention of Mortefontaine Target entity description: The Convention of Mortefontaine was a 1800 agreement between the United States and France that ended the Quasi-War and normalized diplomatic and commercial relations between the two nations.
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A.
Colloquy of Poissy
The Colloquy of Poissy was a 1561 religious conference in France convened by Catherine de' Medici in an attempt to reconcile Catholics and Protestants during the French Wars of Religion.
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B.
Great Council of Mechelen
The Great Council of Mechelen was the highest court of law in the Habsburg Netherlands, serving as a supreme judicial authority for the region.
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C.
Peace of Alès
The Peace of Alès was a 1629 settlement in France that curtailed the political and military privileges of the Huguenots while maintaining limited religious freedoms, helping to consolidate royal authority under Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu.
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D.
Mise of Amiens
The Mise of Amiens was a 1264 arbitration award by King Louis IX of France attempting to resolve the conflict between King Henry III of England and his barons, which ultimately failed and led to renewed civil war.
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E.
Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War
The Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War was a violent early 15th-century French internal conflict between rival noble factions that deeply destabilized the kingdom during the Hundred Years’ War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bilateral treaty
ⓘ
diplomatic convention ⓘ peace agreement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Convention of 1800
ⓘ
Treaty of Mortefontaine ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Napoleon Bonaparte
ⓘ
surface form:
First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte
John Adams ⓘ
surface form:
President John Adams
|
| category |
1800 in international relations
ⓘ
Treaties of France ⓘ Treaties of the United States ⓘ |
| countrySignatory |
French Republic
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| endedConflict | Quasi-War ⓘ |
| hasPart |
articles establishing diplomatic relations
ⓘ
articles regulating commercial reciprocity ⓘ articles regulating maritime captures ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Presidency of John Adams
ⓘ
surface form:
Adams administration
French Consulate ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
established a new framework for commercial relations between the United States and France
ⓘ
terminated the 1778 treaties of alliance and commerce between the United States and France ⓘ |
| location | Mortefontaine, France ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Joseph Bonaparte ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ Oliver Ellsworth ⓘ William R. Davie ⓘ
surface form:
William Richardson Davie
William Vans Murray ⓘ |
| purpose |
to end the Quasi-War between the United States and France
ⓘ
to normalize diplomatic relations between the United States and France ⓘ to restore commercial relations between the United States and France ⓘ |
| region |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
|
| relatedTo |
Treaty of Alliance (1778)
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-American Alliance of 1778
Jay Treaty ⓘ XYZ Affair ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Treaty of Paris (1803)
ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana Purchase Treaty
|
| result |
cessation of hostilities between the United States and France
ⓘ
improvement of Franco-American diplomatic relations ⓘ resumption of peaceful trade between the United States and France ⓘ |
| signatoryParty |
France
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1800-09-30 ⓘ |
| subject |
United States–France relations
ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-American relations
maritime commerce ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ |
| topic |
neutral shipping rights
ⓘ
privateering ⓘ seizure of merchant vessels ⓘ |
| year | 1800 ⓘ |
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